Just a girl tryin' to live life after brain cancer… and musings on life, love, fear, hope and survival. GREY MATTERS!
I’ve been working on my next Post, but I’ve got to hit a very temporary “pause button”. I’ve been suffering with migraines and major emotional issues. I’ll be back in a few days with my next Post. Even after being cancer-free for 5 years now, the wicked side effects of so much treatment continue haunting [...]
My current state December 2019 - recovering from 6th brain surgery
It’s pretty surreal being back home after my 7th brain surgery, a full week in ICU and then 2 1/2 weeks in acute, inpatient rehabilitation. It was strangely very bittersweet leaving rehab, where I had a very set schedule, was taken care of so wonderfully and most importantly, able to remove myself from reality. As [...]
In my prior post “Vacation Period?” Seriously…, I described the traumatic period between my last radiation treatment and my follow-up MRI. Well, the day of reckoning had come - the MRI results were in. ALL CLEAR! No sign of cancer! Without a doubt, I was indescribably relieved. I cried tears of overwhelming joy. That metaphorical tons [...]
In my last post, So, you’re going to radiate my brain????, I talked about my 6 weeks of radiation. As I described, radiation had become part of my regular, daily routine, as odd as that may sound. Following the end of my 30 radiation sessions, my doctors dubbed the time until my next scan my "vacation [...]
