Tag: Strength
-
Day 17/30
Written March 15, 2022 Day 17 … looking for ~energetic~ vibes today! I’ll be at Mayo from 8:30-2 & then straight to work for the rest of the afternoon/evening! I have been super thrilled with my energy levels thus far & my PA commented she’s surprised how little pain meds I’m on less meds means…
-
-
The Batman
Written March 12, 2022 Date night was a little too dark for me, but gotta love a superhero pep talk: “Our scars can destroy us, even after the physical wounds have healed. But if we survive them, they can transform us. They can give us the power to endure, and the strength to fight.”
-
Mental Time Travel
Written March 10, 2022 Day 14 I woke up pain free this morning With the clarity that provides, I wanted to share a trick I learned from Mood Lifters for the tough times When I’m in a bad spot, when all I can do is breath, I find myself imagining standing at our wedding listening…
-
Advocate
Written March 9, 2022 Channeling this energy today (back when I was “feelin’ 22”) Learned my spike in pain is due to an infection in my mouth – thank goodness!! There’s more options now to manage/cure that From Mr. Haig on Mountains: “In order to get over a problem it helps to look at it.…
-
Lucky #13
Written March 9, 2022 Day 13!!! Oddly, it’s mine & Karla’s lucky #! I wore #13 playing lacrosse and I used to say “luck has nothing to do with it” I’ve actually been thinking a lot about my time as a lacrosse goalie, & how painful that could be, & when people would ask why…
-
Pain expands us
Written March 8, 2022 Day 12 (let’s call it Tom Brady day) Pain is…getting crazy And here’s the thing…the pain is because my body is fighting cancer We purposefully created this toxic environment so I can beat this…and it’s going to be okay when we’re done. So, my Squamous Cell Carcinoma: You’re on Notice (4…
-
-
Animal House
Written March 4, 2022 Day 10 of 30! A third of the way down! Not feeling my greatest certainly, but Bluto reminds us in Animal House “It ain’t over now, ’cause when the goin’ gets tough, the tough get goin’.” And I plan to live by that. Have a beautiful Friday, Everyone
-
The King of Rock & Roll
Written February 28, 2022 Day 6 & Start of Week 2 of 6!! Sweet sister taking me to blood work by 7:00 AM & a quote by the King of Rock & Roll “when things go wrong, don’t go with them” Chemo & radiation may tear down my body, but they cannot tear down my…
a small hope 