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The C Word – Part 15: Gratitude
A little more fatigue, a touch of nausea, and that’s a wrap on chemo round eight. Still battling ‘roid rage and still shedding red hairs throughout the house but otherwise, I can’t complain. It seems my side effects have still been quite mild – mitigated by my self-care, nutrition and supplements. I do seem to […]
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The C Word – Part 14
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Photo of my “Eye of the Storm” piece for Small Stage at The Shadbolt Centre taken by Dana Szyndrowski. Adapt. Evolve. Survive. I’ve been thinking a lot about the science of “routine” and “habit” recently as well as “adaptation” and “evolution”. […]
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The C Word – Part 13
Waking up baked, huzzah for socialized medicine and coping with ‘roid rage.
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The C Word – Part 12
Round Five– DING!!!! With each round of chemo, it feels as if you’re a boxer going into the ring. You train. You feed your body with nutritious fuel. You psych yourself up. And then you walk through those doors armed for bear, fists up, ready to fight this thing with all you’ve got. This round, […]
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The C Word – Part 11
New adventures in naturopathic medicine! Feeling good! Feeling positive. Feeling grateful. Feeling OPTIMISTIC. For two weeks I was basically stuck at home with low immunity. My neutrophil count was a dismal 0.4 when they postponed my chemo the first time. It was 0.5 the day I was sent home without having my port installed. Nine […]
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The C Word – Part 10
“The Girl in the Plastic Bubble” Chemo time rolled around again on Tuesday Sept. 21st. I dutifully went to the hospital lab for my blood work on Monday and then carried on with my day. I’d been feeling so good, I thought I could take on a little more during the month of October, so […]
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The C Word – Part 9
“Well, you LOOK great…” When you feel good, it’s hard for you – or anyone – to imagine that you’re sick. That was my experience this round. After my last miserable round of chemo, I walked into my oncologist’s appointment ready to take control. I went over my severe side effects and asked for the […]
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THE C Word – Part 8
“My Belly” I always wished I had a flat stomach. Be careful what you wish for. It’s funny how words can get stuck in our psyche and limit our potential. I’ve always been thin. My whole life. I was angular and awkward. In school, I was called “geeky” “scrawny” and “scraggly” and “squirrelly” (those being […]
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The C Word – Part 7
The third week after my first treatment was GLORIOUS. I felt amazing, my appetite was fully restored, I had SO much energy, and our gig at the resort went perfectly! It was a blissful week. But then, Round Two began. Round two of chemo was not nearly as tolerable as round one. Firstly, this time […]
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The C Word – Part 6
About seven days after my first Chemo appointment, my initial side effects had finally subsided. The nausea subsided first and my appetite came back, thank goodness. The cold sensitivity in my throat was finally gone, but the sensitivity in my fingertips only decreased. Now when I touch cold things, my fingers feel like they do […]
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