20260703_075339 Hello! My name is Katie, I am 47 years old, have a wonderful family and friends. I am making this blog in hopes to help others and keep thos...
Heading into round 8 of chemo this week. I'm a little apprehensive as my "bounce back" didn't seem to come as quickly this time. It has been just around 4-5 days to feel "normal" again in the past, yet this time it took slightly longer to get my energy back. I did try to get some good experiences in and was lucky to do so. Saw some good friends,had a day adventure with a lifelong friend, took my…
My parents planted blueberry bushes a while ago and they have been nice to keep. When the berries are ready, black-eyed susan's also appear. Together, I think, they just are the best Hope someone enjoys!
There is a podcast I enjoy called Cancer Sucks. It's hosted by Jay Williams. He has been sharing his journey with Cancer. It's been refreshing to listen to. He has had many struggles, yet remains positive. One of the main "mantras" he shares is the title of this post, and it has been helpful. This isn't a great situation, yet I'm still here and there is plenty to celebrate. At the end of my 6th…
Woah! This is a trip learning how to blog. I didn't know that there is more learning to do with this. I started on word press, yet found it cumbersome. Is it?! A friendly internet stranger mentions this platform, and here I am. There is a lot to learn. My goal is to share my story, and hope that someone finds it useful. I just hope I get the hang of online blogging to make it work! I did two posts…
Here we go! More tired this afternoon, yet the steroids are fighting with a swell of ideas already. As I'm stage 4, and in a maintenance plan, chemo is the main way to preserve my life. Stage 4 confirmation was hard to take, yet it didn't really change the care I have been getting. If I caught this sooner, this could be a very different situation. So if anyone is having issues swallowing, or…
I started chemo treatments mid-April of 2026. I have my infusion treatment every other week. Starting on Monday of the first week. I visit NYOH, and have anti-Nasua meds, steroids, and the chemo meds provided into me though my port. This process takes around 3 and 1/2 hours. I learned of chemo bags, when looking into what one can do when going though chemo treatment. It's a goodie bag that you can…