Tag: My Story
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A Summer to Remember
Written September 5, 2022 Poured my heart into this Summer Said ”Yes” to everything & lived a life I’m incredibly proud of I am so excited to carry the joy of this season into the next, and thrilled to know my spirit was bruised, never broken, battered maybe, never beat Thank you to everyone who…
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Let’s Talk
Written August 11, 2022 Yes, I want to talk about it. I want people to ask me how I’m doing, I want them to find out I had cancer and ask “what kind?” “When?” “How was it treated?” And “are you okay?” It helps me process it all to tell my story. I have moments…
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Ed Sheeran
Written July 24, 2023 – Concert July 15, 2023 Haven’t ~fully~ wrapped my head around Erika taking me to see Ed Sheeran (& Eminem !!!!!) live last weekend. He’s another artist, like Taylor, who takes me back to 2:00 AM drives home in high school from Jacqui’s house singing “The A Team”; when Deb told…
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1st Scan Results
Written July 12, 2022 This was taken 12/21/21 – the day I was diagnosed with cancer – Nicholas took me out to breakfast The smile is not fake – I really love peppermint mochas Today, 7 months later, I am cancer free I wanted to point out, however, how many negative emotions I have today…
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3-Months Post-Treatment Pre-Scan
Written July 9, 2022 “All you need is faith, trust, & a little bit of pixie dust.” Vibe going into my first post-treatment CT & PET scans this week Nothin a lil’ Disney trip with my Mom & Karla can’t distract me from Much love to those following along with me the last 6 months…
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1st Wedding Anniversary
Written June 12, 2022 A b e a utiful tribute to 365 days of growth in love, loyalty, & true happiness Thank you to everyone who has poured their love into our beginning the memories & lessons of this past year will certainly last a lifetime Hard to put it all into words, so I’ll…
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Happy Memories
Written May 23, 2022 3 years ago today Nicholas proposed at sunrise 1 year ago we landed on Santorini for our honeymoon & yesterday I cried, almost uncontrollably, at a restaurant, because what’s normally our favorite activity – breakfast out – turned into me being embarrassed to order due to my speech, pain while attempting…
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Waxing, Piercing, and What Actually Makes You Beautiful
Written April 26, 2022 Last scheduled day at Mayo Featuring my nose piercing and rumblings on waxing and natural beauty:
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Pancakes & Truffle Fries
Written April 24, 2022 Spent time outside this lovely Sunday (beating Nicholas at putt-putt if you go by my way of scoring ;)) Plus pancakes…which were too painful to eat…but the truffle fries? The truffle fries brought tears to my eyes – first thing I’ve been able to really taste in a long long time
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Can’t take it anymore
Written April 19, 2022 + more from this date in 2023 *sigh* the couple weeks following treatment have been t o u g h I am tired of not enjoying food – either because I can’t taste it or it’s just plain painful – I’m tired of being home all of the time (denied returning…
a small hope 