Shortly before my mastectomy I decided it would be fun to do a family photo shoot. We could celebrate that I had finished my chemo treatments and also get some shots with our little miracle Bryce with the rest of our kids for the first time. We did it at the beach, one of my…
Staying On Track
One of the things I loved about running track was how all different athletes come together to compete on one team. Each track event is so unique and I always had such respect for the other events that I know I had no clue how to do like the pole vault, high jump, triple jump…
What I Got Done This Summer
One thing I’ve learned through this cancer journey is you have to find humor where you can. There’s a lot of shit but you need to find the silver lining or find a way to make a crappy situation funny. This is the approach I’ve decided to use regarding my breast surgery and reconstruction. This…
HIIT It
One of my favorite workouts that I currently can’t do until I’m further along in the healing process are HIIT workouts. What is hiit? Why does it have two i’s in it? HIIT stands for high intensity interval training. And what is that? It’s basically short, intense bursts of exercise followed by a short rest….
My Starting Five
Our sitter recently asked me an interesting question. She asked if I have a favorite child. She said I feel like parents do even if they don’t say they do. When I thought more about it I realized no I don’t have a favorite as each child is unique and different and there’s things I…
Back to the Grind
It has been awhile since I’ve been in the infusion room, five weeks to be exact. I’m resuming immunotherapy which I have every three weeks, had delayed two weeks because of the mastectomy and delayed another week because of Covid. As I sit in the heated chair (the only good part of the treatment) I’m…
One Tough Mother
I feel like I’m finally on the mend from Covid as my temps are back to normal. But what remains from the Covid is the exhaustion. I am so tired, even more tired than I was during chemo. I really have no energy to do anything other than lie in bed. I’m hoping in a…
Shit Happens
I’ve hit multiple bumps in this cancer journey and hit another one this week. Recovery from my mastectomy had been going very well. And then Covid hit our household. All seven of us got it. It started with Reese waking up and puking. Bryce was pretty warm the day before, wasn’t eating much and spitting…