To help others that might be also facing this coming holiday with less hair than they might be used to, here are some ideas that I’ve pulled together to maybe help inspire you to have some fun this Halloween weekend
Author: derswords
TTFN Hope Hard
It has been a while! I’ve built up all of this pressure around the right topic or the right timing around a blog post after a long intermission… And for what? Upon some personal reflection it is all in my head – story of my life. So I’m just going…
Watch TV & Fight Blood Cancer At The Same Time
Today is the start of Blood Cancer Awareness Month and the kickoff of my #BingeWatchToEndBloodCancers Challenge! The $35 for my 35th birthday campaign was a huge success, and I could not have been more pleasantly surprised! Happy tears were definitely shed for the best birthday gifts a girl could ask…
1 Year Remission Anniversary
Today was supposed to be my CT scan, labs and Doctor’s visit as a part of my regular post-treatment monitoring. The plan was to get labs and a visit knocked out every 3 months, and also include a scan every 6 months for the two years following chemo. Because of…
Extra Cleanliness Tips
News of COVID19 has brought up one of the topics I’ve spent a lot of time with: cleanliness. I’d say myself, like the other cancer survivors undergoing or done with treatment, are near experts at this avoiding germs game. To paint a bit of a picture, the ‘healthy’ range for…
Pause, Think, Act.
As some of you know, I’ve been working on something and brainstorming a lot – it’s been simmering in the background for quite a while. More recently, given my exit from the auditing world, I’ve gotten to really dive into it. I don’t want to go into the details of…
You Can Be a Superhero
Since Halloween is tomorrow and all things costumes and spooky are fair game to chat about, I think we should talk blooood – that red stuff in all of our bodies that appears blue most of the time we “see” it. Your blood could make you a superhero to someone…
Soaps Stress Me Out
Time to vent & hope you can prove me wrong with some good recs! After not knowing what caused my cancer, and after poison dripping into my heart day after day over the course of 5 months, I came out of my chemo treatment swearing that I would be better…
Right Brain Turn On
I want to be more creative. Creativity is something that has always taken a backseat during my “grown up” life. My audit work life, especially post-treatment, was always prioritized before any hobbies or creative outlets (except for cooking, but you have to eat…). Photos were probably the extent of my…
Celebrating via Cleaning
One year post-chemo, and I just did my 3rd scan! Straight to the point: the scan was “great” according to my doctor! The celebration continues as things look steady! Are there still small qualifiers that slightly distract me from total relief? Sure. But that’s for another time. This post is…