by Susan | Oct 17, 2018 | Awareness, Medical
I’ve always felt like breast cancer got too much attention in October. Why do we focus so much on one type of cancer when there are so many out there? Then last November I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It didn’t change my feelings about the month of October. I...
by Susan | Aug 22, 2018 | Medical
In the aftermath of radiation (yes, I’m finished) and the water crisis (it was fixed within a week) I’m celebrating the regrowth of my eyebrows and eyelashes. Radiation went smoothly with some mild side effects the worst one being fatigue. I just don’t have the energy...
by Susan | Aug 1, 2018 | Medical
Last week I wrote about getting ready for the radiation therapy. By this time, I’ve already had eight treatments. The treatments are daily and last only a few minutes. The social worker who was trying to see if she could get the insurance company to rush the...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2018 | Medical
Who knew how much of your time people want after a funeral. I will get back to publishing weekly after this post. On July 9th I drove to Kansas City to see the radiation oncologist. I had said I wouldn’t go back to KC until after John was done with swimming for the...
by Susan | Jul 11, 2018 | Caregiving, Medical, Relationships
I don’t even know where to start this week. Wednesday, June 27 I was celebrating finishing chemo complete with a glass of champagne. Now I’m grieving the loss of my husband. It started on Tuesday, June 26. I took him to the Emergency Room in Colby because of severe...
by Susan | Jun 27, 2018 | EGC, Horses, Medical
Mostly my chemotherapy has been easy. Yes, there has been some fatigue and aches and pains. And the hair loss and now regrowth has been interesting, it’s coming back in white. But why has it been so easy? I feel like a big part of that is because I was...
