You may have heard of a port that chemo patients have placed in their chests. Or you may not have heard of it or know what it is. So I’m here to explain what this weird looking button is and what it does. Port placement requires surgery. I had two incisions and it was placed…
There is Still Good in the World
There’s been a lot of bad, negative things going on in the world. It can be difficult to find good with all that we see in the news and in social media. And on top of all this, I’ve been battling cancer. Despite all this, I have found that there is still a lot of…
Proud of My Girl
Even though my kids are just starting to get into sports and activities I am already experiencing the nerves of a parent on the sidelines. Reese had her first dance recital last weekend. She’s only 4 so I prepared for anything. During an in studio recital practice in April, Reese completely shut down and just…
Ballet and Barre
One workout I’ve tried and fell in love with is barre. Barre is basically ballet in workout form. Having never been a dancer and never taken dancing lessons, maybe I love it because I finally have the chance to pretend I’m a ballerina. Unfortunately I am nowhere near as graceful as elegant as most ballerinas…
The Misheard Lyric
We all know at least one song we’ve heard where we think we know the lyrics and later learn we were wrong. I’ve been guilty of this many times and it was not until last weekend I learned of one lyric I had wrong for years now. My oldest daughter recently had her first dance…
A Small Bump in the Road
Things have been moving along well even with an unexpected trip to the ER three weeks ago. I was 8 minutes from the end of my treatment yesterday with just two more chemo treatments to go. And I hit a bump and had to slow down. Yesterday during my chemo, I had an allergic reaction to…
The Count
This post is what my husband would call Erin’s random thinking. He said you can see how I think and relate things after some of my earlier posts. So today’s random connection is pool chemicals and blood counts. One of the daily things my job as a pool manager entailed was checking our pool chemicals….
The Last Mile
It hit me this week. I’m so damn tired. And it’s not just the physical tired, it’s the mental fatigue. I know I’m almost there. I can see the finish line but I still have a bit to go. My treatment has included sixteen rounds of chemo. It started with chemo once every three weeks…