This past Friday night David and I went to the recently released movie, Unstoppable, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Going to movies is a passion we share, so we go as often as we are able. Both of us have found movie going to be even more enjoyable since my cancer diagnosis. It is an …
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One of my very first outings after beginning chemotherapy was attending a Look Good…Feel Better class. That stifling hot August day this past summer was also the first time I stepped out in public wearing my newly purchased wig. Leaving the safety of my house that day I felt alone, self-conscious, vulnerable and totally skeptical. “Look …
November is a month of transition in Wisconsin. Mother Nature is deciding if she is ready to let go of fall and welcome in winter. One day the thermometer reads sixty-five degrees, and the next day, it’s thirty degrees colder. (or more!) The trees are bare. The crops are harvested. The horizon looks gray many …
About three weeks ago I finished my final chemo session, and I hope I never have to go through anything like that again. I don’t think the reality of being finished has hit me yet as I am still experiencing side effects like achiness, fatigue and the annoying numbness in my fingers and toes. My …
Post chemo (or other cancer treatment), have you ever asked, who is that in the mirror? I sure have. I’m thinking this will be my last post on my own chemo-induced hair loss. Okay, at least for a while. The hair loss thing has been a pretty big deal for me, as it is with …