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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: The Light.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. It's wondrous how I can go from feeling so bleak, to feeling well in a short amount of time. By last Friday, I had spent 7 days feeling beat-down. It is discouraging. And it makes it really difficult to find any good in the world. Saturday, though, I woke up feeling well. It was Independence Day. I talked Heather in to going to Grantsville. Heather and Jeff did the bulk of the work, and let me just relax and visit. We took the kids to the parade. That which is of God is light;.
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: July 2015
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Monday, July 20, 2015. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. The two things I loved most about my appearance: my hair and my smile. I was having a very difficult time coming to grips with the fact that I was going to lose my hair, after I found out that I had cancer. It has been traumatic, for sure. But I'm coming around to "owning it". My hair grows SOOOO slowly. It took me 6 years to grow it to the length it was before chemo. And, yes, that was my natural color. No dye jobs for this girl. I kept that haircut for ...
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Haze.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015. I had been told, and was fully anticipating that Sunday would be my "bad" day. By no means, was it a picnic. But I was able to eat, and function. And I totally thought, "this is going to be a cake-walk"! Monday, I was a little more worse for wear. But that's kind of a good thing. 24 hours after every round of chemo, I will need to have a shot of neulasta. It helps my body produce more white-blood cells; which I need. But that wasn't an option. My bones hurt, because the neulasta...
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Summer Continues
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. For the most part, I have not felt like I've been missing out on the summer. Our winter was so mild, that it didn't leave me anxious for the warm weather, the way it has in the past. And the fact that we got that California vacation in, right before I was diagnosed, was perfect. I've been content to think back on those happy memories. It hasn't bothered me to see other families taking summer vacations. Surprising. And a Tender mercy, to be sure. We all met up for lunch at. Of cou...
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow...
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Monday, July 20, 2015. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow. The two things I loved most about my appearance: my hair and my smile. I was having a very difficult time coming to grips with the fact that I was going to lose my hair, after I found out that I had cancer. It has been traumatic, for sure. But I'm coming around to "owning it". My hair grows SOOOO slowly. It took me 6 years to grow it to the length it was before chemo. And, yes, that was my natural color. No dye jobs for this girl. I kept that haircut for ...
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Now I Know.
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Monday, June 22, 2015. The five days following Chemo left me feeling like I'd been hit by a train. Emotionally, and physically. But it life been significantly better since those days. On Thursday, Nick's Mom and sister came up. We took the kids to the local splash pad. In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have done that. Way too much heat, and activity. Friday, Nick had inventory at the pharmacy. So, he left the house around 6:30AM. I was able to get the crew, myself included, dressed and ready for the day.
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Pollyanna, I Am Not.
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Friday, July 3, 2015. Pollyanna, I Am Not. That's the only way I can describe the last round of chemo. I tried to put a sugary spin on things, and would say things like, "tomorrow WILL be better". But to myself, that sentiment sounded really stupid. I'm not an innately "sunshine and hearts"-type personality. Tell it like it is. Pukey, pukey. Chemo sucks. And I don't want to do it again. I will do it again. But that doesn't mean I have to want to. The day-of, and the day-after chemo were OK. I spent the E...
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: 2CM is HUGE!
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Friday, July 3, 2015. My little brother took me to chemo on 6/26. Even though I knew what was coming, I was still having feelings of high anxiety. Surprising. Or maybe not? I don't know whether to hope that I get used to sitting in the infusion chair, or not? So, before round two my oncologist measured my tumor, and declared that it was 2cm's smaller! Way to go, chemo! At least I can tell that I'm not suffering through this for nothing. Heather and I took our kids to see. Reagan: "Can Dad's get cancer?
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Nick, Brooke, Reagan, Elsa, & Cohen: Things That Make Me Laugh.
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. Things That Make Me Laugh. My fingernails have been growing like gangbusters through the AC chemo. Ironic, considering that they aren't supposed to fare very well once I start the Taxol. Apparently, Taxol makes your nails brittle and dry, and lots of chemo patients have reported that their nails fell off. So, maybe I'll be ahead of the curve, going in to this new round of chemo, since my nails are currently so healthy? I told him, I'd get around to it eventually. Yes, that's 13 ...
