“Vulnerability attracts honesty, honesty attracts soul connections.” November 3, 2016 I am officially a third of the way done with radiation. So far, all is going well with no major side effects. I’m tired, and my body is still trying to eliminate all the toxins left over from chemo, but I continue to push through, some days probably too much. Second round of x-rays show the radiation rays are still going where they’re supposed to be; I’m slowly developing a nice tan from those rays, and I smell daily of fresh aloe with a trace of Aquaphor. I have to Read More
Tag: Compassion
Margot’s Story of Strength
“Strength grows in the moments when you think you can’t go on, but you keep going anyway.” In the Winter of 2016, I was a third of the way done with radiation; eleven sessions completed out of the total thirty-three. I was tired, and my body was still trying to eliminate all the toxins left over from the sixteen chemotherapy treatments I had received throughout the six months prior, but I continued to push through, some days probably too much. My second round of x-rays showed the radiation rays were still going where they were supposed to be; I was slowly Read More
A Grandmother’s Love
“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard but always near. Still loved, still missed, and held so dear.” This road we have traveled since April of 2016 has been filled with up’s and down’s, a true test of strength and determination, always a case of mind over matter, and a whole lot of letting go of expectations and just living life one day at a time. The decision to move forward with chemotherapy treatment was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make, while at the same time allowing myself to be Read More
Cancer Is Like a Snowstorm
February 2, 2017 “Cancer is like a snowstorm. Every snowflake is different just like every cancer tumor is different.” – Dr. Barry Taylor, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center “It’s impossible,” said pride. “It’s risky,” said experience. “It’s pointless,” said reason. “Give it a try,” whispered the heart.” This quote popped up in my memories from a year ago. Similar to the note I found to my parents a year after it was written, I questioned why I would have saved this last year, forgetting it was there sitting in my phone all this time. Saved prior to my diagnosis, prior Read More