by Susan | Nov 7, 2018 | Medical
I used to do my best work after the boys went to bed. Now I’m having trouble staying awake until John gets home from his school activities. I’ve always been a night owl. It felt like I didn’t really wake up until about 6:00 pm. Then I had boys and horses to feed,...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2018 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Medical, Relationships
In January of 2013, I was dragged into a role that I never expected. Today I talked with a woman who was researching an article about how living with chronic pain affects a relationship. I had asked her if she was interested in someone who had lived with someone in...
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...
