CXXI – Chemo & Diet Coke
We left home at 4 am to travel to Siteman Cancer Center for treatment 121. It’s 9:40 now and we are heading home. BED will feel good! My marathon of medical appointments is over for now. I come back in 3 weeks for a very long day of neck-down scans, an appointment with my breast…
The Masked MBCer
We left for Barnes at 2:30 am today. I had a brain MRI scheduled for right when they opened and then met with my radiation oncologist. She only has preliminary results when we meet, so she calls me on the way home with final results. We were relieved when she called to say there are…
Not Dead Yet – Part 7
Seven years ago today, with Dave gripping my right hand, I heard a nurse practitioner say, “There is no easy way to say this.” I felt myself being pulled down into a black abyss as I heard the words “breast cancer” and “innumerable masses on your liver.” The only thing keeping me in my seat…
Checking the Ticker
Ross and I left Elliott at 4:30 am. I had a heart MRI with contrast bright and early at Barnes. The heart MRI is the longest of the MRIs. As I chatted with the nurse accessing my port, I told her my story about having dense breast tissue that hides cancer from mammography – about…
Suspicious and Abnormal Memories
Seven years ago today I had a diagnostic mammogram and an ultrasound of a palpable lump I found in a breast self exam. Until 7/17/2019 I had hope that I did not have breast cancer. I watched the screen during the ultrasound and saw a large solid white blob that had tentacles like a splatter…
Another One
We left at 4 am for St Louis. I slept the entire way. Lovely. Today is #120. In 2019 I didn’t think this was possible, even in my wildest dreams. Last week had some especially challenging days. I had another fall and also one extraordinarily chaotic digestive day. Good times. Madi and Milli keep me…
The Numbers Tell a Tale
July is such a hard month for me. On this day in 2019 I found a lump in my right breast. I had a “clear” mammogram 9 months before, so surely this was not a big deal. It was. As of 7/24/2026 my career stats for the past 7 years are: Infusion treatments: 120 Gamma…
119
Today is treatment 119. We left the farm at 4 am. I only have treatment today so hopefully we will be on the way home by 11 am. I’ve had more good days recently and I appreciate that immensely. Milli is 11 weeks old today. She is very spunky and has an outgoing personality. She…
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