by Kandis | Aug 30, 2024 | Day to Day, Hope
One of the most frustrating parts of going through chemotherapy – and probably the subsequent treatments I went through as well – is feeling like your brain just can’t do things that it used to do. I have always been a thinker, a writer and a person...
by Kandis | Aug 14, 2024 | Day to Day
The last two weeks have been filled with I DID IT! moments. Things that a year ago I couldn’t even imagine. And though they may seem like minor things to most people, they were huge to me and so I’m going to share them with you all. I went tubing! You all...
by Kandis | Jul 29, 2024 | Day to Day
It’s time! I’m ready, I think. I’ve been holding off on scheduling a hair cut. Cutting my hair short before chemo didn’t really bother me. Losing my hair wasn’t particularly stressful. Having it grow back in has been a learning curve...
by Kandis | May 3, 2024 | Day to Day
One of the things I get asked a lot is, “Are things back to normal?” The quick most accurate answer is the one no one wants to hear. No, things are not back to normal. But rarely do I feel at liberty to say that there are still things that are hard, still...
by Kandis | Apr 11, 2024 | Day to Day
You know when you were a teenager and every time you turned around your wardrobe didn’t fit because you were suddenly three inches taller or twenty pounds heavier or now you had hips? That’s what I currently feel like. My body has taken quite the beating...
by Kandis | Mar 30, 2024 | Day to Day, Hope, Treatment Updates
It’s a bit early for graduation season and yet yesterday I graduated. You see, yesterday I went to my six month post-radiation follow-up appointment and after a quick exam and lots of questions. my radiologist decided that she no longer needs to see me for...
