Hey there! Wow - when typing that ridiculously long title, I realized it has been quite a while... whew.... How are you?? I mean, how are you really doing - have you stopped to assess that or are you running on adrenaline?? The reality is, I just haven't felt like writing... I have small bursts …
Continue reading Stage 4 Melanoma – Treatment Journey #’s 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12…
Hey there! How are YOU doing?? How's life? What are you grateful for today and what is your hard for today? It has been a bit since I have posted an update... I have had treatments #4 and #5. Everything went smoothly with getting each treatment. Side effects are roughly the same. A lot of …
Continue reading Stage 4 Melanoma – Treatment Journey #4 & #5
Treatment sucks.... When I look at what I'm going through, I tend to think, it's not as bad as someone who has to endure chemo and radiation. My side effects aren't debilitating at this point. While I think all that is true, at the same time, the side effects I am managing on a daily …
As I was talking with a friend who was asking how I am doing with everything going on, the image of Jacob wrestling with God all night and then clinging to Him in desperation and refusing to let go until a blessing is given came to mind (Genesis 32:22-32). Someone who I was acquainted with, …
Hey there! Thanks for visiting! I hope to keep these treatment updates short - this first one may be a bit longer to get some context and details, but future updates will (hopefully) be shorter 😉 ... Welp, We had our first treatment on 5/31/22. As we got to the office where treatment would be, …
What a journey this has been.... I was 2 years No Evidence of Disease (NED) and then December 29th, 2021, I got the news that my journey with cancer isn't over. Cancer had come back. We found the tumor in my lymph nodes. Just as I had gotten up off the mat after a massive …
Has the quiet ever been so deafening you can't take it? It's an oxymoron but you know what I am talking about.... I have been in a pruning season of quiet. (I would urge you to listen to this sermon about seasons of pruning.) What do I mean by this? This last year and a …
Raw. Real. Here it is: I’m struggling. Not just slightly struggling. But deeply struggling. Wrestling. Fighting. Desperately trying to stay above water sort of struggling. Whew, ok, I said it. Out loud. And to someone (sort of?) other than my husband. Yep, my cancer journey has something to do with it. I feel alone. It’s …
Continue reading Struggle. Lonely. Depressed. Fighting. Hurting. Joy. Anger. Love. Distress. Judged.
Where have I been? Honestly? Trapped. Ironically, I am not speaking of the current quarantine situation we're in, although that feels like being trapped, too. But rather, trapped in a state of mind. I allowed myself to get trapped in fear. Fear of speaking my opinion, fear of speaking my thoughts and concerns, fear of …
There is a part of me that is struggling with feeling guilty throughout this whole quarantine situation we find ourselves in. I see and hear how so many people are being affected. Financially, schedule wise, having to work from home while also homeschooling their children. People losing their jobs, people unable to get the food …
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