by Susan | Apr 18, 2018 | Caregiving, EGC, Medical
I consider myself spiritual. I’ve been working on my spirituality for almost 8 years now. A while back a friend commented that I must sometimes ask why me. That got me thinking about a lot of things. I’ve seen an inspirational quote about success asking, “why not me”....
by Susan | Apr 11, 2018 | EGC, Medical
My mother has always said that I am a poor decision-maker. One time when I was little I wanted two stuffed animals. My parents told me I could only have one, but I couldn’t decide so I didn’t get either. I’m not sure if this was an inability to decide or a...
by Susan | Mar 21, 2018 | EGC, Medical
I had seen the oncologist in Hays twice. Once before the second surgery and once almost three weeks after it when I still had the drain. The drain was taken out on February 8 and my first chemo treatment was set for February 14. It seems like all the major events have...
by Susan | Jan 31, 2018 | EGC, Medical
The lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy was scheduled for December 14. I would go in for the radioactive seed placement the day before. As I understood it this was the placement of a small radioactive device so the surgeon could see the edges of the tumor and would...
by Susan | Jan 10, 2018 | EGC, Horses, Medical
My day was completely derailed. It is Friday, November 10, eight days before my birthday. John’s fall play has the final dress rehearsal tonight and performances on Saturday and Monday. I had the biopsy on Monday and the doctor said that if she didn’t call by noon...
by Susan | Sep 27, 2017 | EGC, Relationships
I said this to my youngest son when he was 10 or 11. I don’t remember the context but I’m pretty sure I was trying to relay a message about not being a perfectionist. I admit it, I’m a perfectionist. I’m trying to recover but it’s a hard line to tow. I want to be the...
