After the Tylenol, fluids, and starting me on antibiotics, I felt much improved and they moved me up to my room on the 10th floor at a reasonable hour, and when they checked my vitals again my temperature was back down to normal and I felt better than I had all day. My sister and […]

I was under no illusion that this process would be a picnic in the park. Sure, the first two rounds of treatment went smoothly and I was hopeful that things would continue on the same track, but I knew that this treatment process comes with uncertainty and the risks of side effects and complications are […]

Chemo is poison. Literally, that’s what it is. Poison that kills the bad stuff – the cancer cells. So, it’s poison for a purpose. But poison is poison. It kills a lot of the good stuff too. And it’s disgusting and I long for the last day of my last round when I walk out […]

Originally posted May 26, 2016 So tomorrow marks the official start of Round 2. I will be back in the hospital and hooked up to an IV for about 4 days straight. They may speed it up a bit, tbd. So, after I left the hospital two Wednesdays ago, I was pretty darn exhausted. And […]

Originally posted May 20, 2016 I had planned to write another update from the hospital. And then when I got home last Wednesday afternoon after my early discharge. And then the next day… and then over the weekend… and now nearly another full week has gone by. Ah such is life. Somehow my to-do lists seem […]

Originally posted May 7, 2016 I am currently nearly 24 hours into my first round of treatment… here we go, and so far so good (fingers crossed…)! It was a long week of recovery from the retrieval procedure, but I started to feel a bit more like my normal ‘healthy’ self before admission yesterday late […]

[Originally published May 4, 2016] My Post-Diagnosis Reality Thank goodness I have a really good planner with a to-do list for every day as well as a daily agenda. And extra space for notes on this and that. It even has motivational quotes at the top of each page. Because wow every piece of this process […]

[originally posted April 26, 2016] Reality Check: Fertility Treatment Since Saturday I’ve had to go to the fertility clinic every morning between 6:30-8:30am for bloodwork and, some days, ultrasounds and do three nightly injections. I had originally been told I would come in on Saturday morning then again on Monday morning, so after my early Saturday appointment, […]

… all the details Hello everyone! Thanks for visiting 🙂 The support I’ve received from friends and family thus far has been incredible and for that I am tremendously grateful. In an effort to keep everyone updated as easily and efficiently as possible, I decided to create this page, so please check in as often […]

I don’t know what I’m doing. With this blog, with my career, with relationships, with love… with life. It’s scary and I’m confused and lost and uncertain so much of the time. But it’s ok. Because life is exciting and unexpected and amazing and brilliant at the same time. Sparks fly, insights flash by, and everything […]