Posted in blogging, cancer, Family, friends, goals, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, motivation, positivity, resolutions, success, writing, tagged breast cancer, cancer free, cancer survivor, cancer wigs, chemo, chemotherapy, curls, curly hair, gray hair, hair, haircut, long hair, losing your hair, ponytail, survivor, wigs on August 9, 2021| 12 Comments »
It’s been almost 4 years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s certainly one of those days that I’ll probably remember for the rest of my life. It’s the day your life changes and the day your routine is interrupted, and your life gets arranged for you by everyone except you.
(more…)Posted in April, drinks, Family, Fiction, friends, health, Jansen Schmidt, watching tv, words, writing, tagged anniversary, April fools, breast cancer, cancer, cancer free, celebration, chemo, doctors, emotions, feeling normal, healing, I'm fine, medicine, mental health, normal on April 1, 2019| 12 Comments »
I know it’s April Fools Day and some of you are either giving or getting pranked today, but this post is certainly not about that. This is a very serious post and one that is near and dear to my heart. I hope you’ll bear with me and know that I’m not trying to be a Debbie Downer on this fabulous Monday. Such is not the case. Today is actually a day of celebration. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, dieting, dogs, drinks, Family, Fiction, food, friends, health, humor, Jansen Schmidt, resolutions, writing, tagged body, bounce back, busy, cancer, chemo, good health, Journey, long road, recovery, relax, relaxation, relaxing, rest, resting, sleep, too busy on November 26, 2018| 18 Comments »
It’s been about 8 months now since my last chemo treatment. I’ve had several follow-up medical appointments, including a mammogram, all of which went well. It seems I’m on the road to recovery. The problem is, nobody knows just how long this road is. The road is longer for some than others. (more…)
Posted in authors, blogging, Disney, Disney World, Family, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, success, vacation, Walt Disney World, writers, writing, tagged atom bomb, cancer, cancer free, chem port removal, chemo, chemo ports, chemo therapy, clean bill of health, healing, hospital, life, lymph nodes, medical check ups, oncologist, outpatient, outpatient surgery, scarring, scars, surgery on May 7, 2018| 19 Comments »
Today I return to the hospital for my final outpatient surgery. What? Another surgery? Relax. Breathe. Everything’s fine. This one’s a good one. This is the one I was hoping for, the one that might not have happened for a year or more. This is the one I’ve been hoping for since last October. This one symbolizes the end of my battle with cancer. (more…)
Posted in blogging, Family, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, writing, tagged cancer, chemo, doctors, drug absue, drugs, medicine, medicines, overmedicating, pain pills, pills, prescription medicine, radiation, sick, side effects, treatment on January 22, 2018| 16 Comments »
Health issues can be exhausting, especially ones requiring regular and ongoing treatment. I find myself in this position for at least ten more weeks. Daily radiation combined with weekly chemo. Each treatment has multiple and varied side effects. (more…)
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