On Wednesday April 19th I received the best news in the last 9 months: CLEAN SCANS! No evidence of disease. My totally horrible, invasive surgery and recovery were worth it. I've never seen my doctor looks so happy. I choked back tears as he gave me the results and then spent most of the day … Continue reading Now What
Tag: Appendiceal cancer
A difficult reality
It's truth time. It's easy to write posts about the good things and the progress I'm making. It's fun to write about having fun with friends. It's also only a small fraction of my time. I still spend a lot of time on my couch. I spend a lot of time wondering what the hell … Continue reading A difficult reality
Returning to Life
Sometimes it feels like nothing has happened over the last few weeks, but really everything has happened. On Monday I turned 32, I drove for the first time in two months, I went back to work and I had my first drink since surgery (naturally it was champagne, it was my birthday). I have more … Continue reading Returning to Life
An update, kind of
I know there has been a lot of radio silence from me. I'm still in the hospital and basically feel like I live here. It's horribly frustrating. I want to be at home. I want to feel better. Basically there is something wrong with me, but the doctors don't know what. There is a huge, … Continue reading An update, kind of
Home
I came home on Thursday February 2nd. I was so excited to get out of the hospital and the hospital bed. I got to come home to my kitties who were so happy to see me. We took a nap together the first afternoon. I no longer had someone checking my vitals every few hours. … Continue reading Home
The good in people
I really didn't know what to expect when I went public a few months ago. For the longest time I wanted everything to be private. I had a very strict no social media policy. My close friends knew and family knew but I didn't want this out there in the world. I think I was … Continue reading The good in people
