2020 has been quite a year. For so many reasons. I started they year with a new job and a cancer recurrence. Then a pandemic hit. I only worked two months in the office before going to work from home. That's been weird in itself. During all of this I have been receiving chemo every … Continue reading The summer that never happened
Tag: Appendiceal cancer
Here we go again
This is not the post I thought I would be writing. I went in for my three year scans the same way I’ve walked into the last one, no anxiety, no worry and feeling good. Unfortunately, that did not last. I was supposed to have my results appointment two days later but received a call … Continue reading Here we go again
3 Years Ago
Three years ago my life changed forever. Sometimes the last three years are just a blur in my head. That one year is truly a blur. There's a million things I don't remember. I know I sat through eight rounds of chemo, but those days aren't a strong part of my memory and that's 100% … Continue reading 3 Years Ago
Door County Half Marathon: Thoughts and Goal
Goals and thoughts. So many thoughts. One goal: run and finish my 24th half marathon. (Yes, I went back and counted.) I have mentally gotten myself to a place where I am okay with the fact that this will be my slowest half ever. It is what it is. I have had a million thoughts … Continue reading Door County Half Marathon: Thoughts and Goal
Lost in a sea of pink
I hate Breast Cancer Awareness month. I know that's not fair or reasonable, but I hate seeing pink crap everywhere. I hate that they spend a whole month making people aware of a disease people are already aware of. I know people currently fighting the disease. I know people who have survived the disease. I … Continue reading Lost in a sea of pink
Moving On
A week or so ago I found myself on the couch, covered in cats, reading a book thinking I should be doing something else, that I shouldn't be doing that when a year ago I was stuck on that very same couch. I try so hard to think I'm over everything. I don't know why … Continue reading Moving On
