Category: Blog Posts
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T minus 1 and counting
April 4, 2022 Hi, y’all – Just a quick check-in before surgery day tomorrow. I have been in doctor’s appointments since 7:30 am this morning but now I am officially done till tomorrow. Today I had an ultrasound-guided needle procedure where they placed a needle directly into my breast tissue and set it against the…
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Saturday check-in and countdown to surgery
April 2, 2022 Can you hear the music playing? It’s singing “The Final Countdown” by Europe (for the full effect – the link is found here I recommend you play this while reading today’s blog). As of today, we are three (3) days away from my surgery date, well, two (2) days if we don’t count today…
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Countdown to surgery and the reveal of what surgery I’m having…
March 26, 2022 Hi, y’all – Happy Saturday. I hope that you’re all enjoying your day off and hopefully, you have some wonderful weather that you are enjoying. As you know Texas has been on crack when it comes to weather this year. Seems like Texas just decides to go out drinking and partying one…
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Hair ye, Hair ye….
March 20, 2022 Good Morning y’all and Happy Hump Day! Sorry for the silence since my last chemo on 03/04 – I missed y’all! I just needed some time to rest. For us, as for most of you, this week is Spring Break and I’m sure that many of you are off enjoying time with…
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Last day of chemo (part 2) and a shout out to my Round Rock Card My Yard
March 6, 2022 Happy Sunday Funday Y’all – I thought that I would get back to writing about my last day of chemo yesterday, but the day got away from me, which I know is hard to believe. Honestly, I still can’t believe that I am finished with my chemotherapy infusions. I swear some days…
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Last day of chemo – part 1
March 4, 2022 Happy Friday y’all – it seems only fitting that my last day of chemo is the day after Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day (link here). In fact, thinking back, I started my chemo on 10/22 which was during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Go figure right? So, what am I feeling today you may ask? …
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Today is one of THOSE days…
February 28, 2022 Today has been hard. There haven’t been too many days where I was down through this journey but the days that I have been they have been tough. Today is one of those days. I’m not looking for sympathy from anyone just trying to share the reality of what cancer really looks like…
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Taxol #2 is in the books – only ONE more chemo left!!
February 25, 2022 Hi y’all – I am sorry for the late night post but I’m on a steroid high so you know what that means – I’ll be up for awhile so why not bring you guys up to speed with the day. Officially, today was my 11th Taxol chemotherapy infusion and my 15th…
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Diamonds Direct – Enter a customer and leave as family
February 22, 2022 This past Saturday one of the places that Mano and I visited before our Anniversary dinner was Diamond’s Direct at the Domain so I could get my jewelry cleaned. I have crazy love for this store and its employees – specifically the managing/owner – Anat Adi-Atlas and my FAVORITE salesperson, Allison Parks. …
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Happy 12th Anniversary, Mano
February 20, 2022 Today is Our 12th Anniversary – so please join me in wishing my AMAZING husband a very Happy 12-year Anniversary!! For those of you that know me, you know that this man deserves a medal – A GOLD MEDAL Y’ALL. Being married to me for 12 years is no easy feat and…
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