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The Tree
During these months and months of treatment, people have said a lot of things to me about my positive attitude. They’ve called me inspiring and said that if they were in my place they would most certainly feel sorry for … Continue reading
Limping to the Finish Line
I feel the need to post something to get that owl off my front page, but it is tough. I had a hard weekend with the effects of the chemotherapy. I had to drag myself out of bed for five … Continue reading
Good News
Good news. I didn’t think the day I went back to chemotherapy would be a good day, but it really was. I had a PET scan, the first post-surgery, on Wednesday. Also checked my blood again and the CA-125 marker … Continue reading
Hope
My sister has been staying with me the past ten days as I recover from surgery (three weeks ago). It’s been a really great time of visiting and she has leant her strength where I don’t have it. She has … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, film
Tagged CA-125, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, hope, Mychal Judge, ovarian cancer, sand hill cranes, shawshank redemption
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Waves
By any measure, my healing and recovery and just plain old stamina through these cancer treatments has been great. Above average. Stunning even. These past two weeks since the surgery have been quiet, monitoring my body and kind of keeping … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, food
Tagged cancer treatment, debunking, ovarian cancer, surgery recovery
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Pathology
This week we waited for the pathology report to come in from the tissue that was removed and sampled during surgery. I wasn’t worried. In fact, I was more focused on healing from the surgery. The pathology report wouldn’t affect … Continue reading
Hospital Recovery, Part 1: nuts and bolts
Hello from the other side of surgery. All went well. The surgeon described it as the “best case scenario,” both when she opened me up and went exploring for cancer and also in terms of the surgery itself. I came … Continue reading
Anxiety Dreams
Tomorrow afternoon we leave for the hotel near the hospital. I have waited for the surgery for an extra three weeks beyond what I was willing to wait– one more thing more or less out of my control. I know … Continue reading
Posted in art, cancer
Tagged art and surgery, Chuck Close, debulking surgery, dreams, ovarian cancer
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Blemished
I am still in the state where everything is about cancer. It’s like people say that you don’t remember hearing anything about x, y, z (usually a disease) until you or a loved one gets it. Then suddenly every news story … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, garden
Tagged cancer surgery, canning tomatoes, ovarian cancer, potatoes, tomatoes
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August
It has been a beautiful August. Just like June and July. The prairie behind our house was burned very late in the season, so it is behind– or it is just different than the other prairie. The river of blue … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, food, garden
Tagged canning tomatoes, garlic harvest, life after chemotherapy, organic gardening, ovarian cancer
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