Those of you who have followed my blog for some time now know that my sweet darling, Lara, was caregiver extraordinaire during my battle with breast cancer. Enough so that she was dubbed the Tumour Raider, because, hey - the shoe fit! Well, flu season is upon us. Lara was knocked down first, then Maddie, … Continue reading Role Reversal…#MondayBlogs
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Loving the Lows…#MondayBlogs
21 days until my #thisis40 moment. 🙂 Today, I'm thinking about our love story. Lara and I knew each other back in high school. We had mutual friends in common (as happens in a smallish high school), and so were familiar to each other. We didn't reconnect until I had already been given my cancer … Continue reading Loving the Lows…#MondayBlogs
25 Days…
In my head, "The Final Countdown" is playing. But not the version I passively listened to during childhood swim team practices. Nope, I've got the hilarious commercial going through my head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAwWcifVshA Don't worry, I can share that soundtrack with you. 😉 And, no, Geico is not paying me for this. (Perhaps they should be? … Continue reading 25 Days…
Baby steps…#MondayBlogs
Short, but sweet tonight. Today was another 6 month follow up with my oncologist. I've been so looking forward to graduating to that 1 visit per year stage that I was pretty disappointed when some of my labs didn't let that happen six months ago. Today, the labs were on the money. I'm over 5 … Continue reading Baby steps…#MondayBlogs
Half of the Whole…#MondayBlogs
A couple of weeks ago, I made a decision. It was minor, as far as earth-shattering decisions go, but a big deal to me. I opted to switch my race from the whole marathon, to a half-marathon. As of September 5, I was finally given the all-clear to do resistance training and core work again. … Continue reading Half of the Whole…#MondayBlogs
Friday Philosophy…Scars
I was reading some blog and articles this week from Breast Cancer Survivors who are fed up with campaigns for "breast cancer awareness" that keep touting women not wearing any bras. I recall the "carry a coke with your breasts" thing that some claimed was for breast cancer awareness, but it seemed more like sexy … Continue reading Friday Philosophy…Scars
The Bottom Line…#MondayBlogs
Frenetic. It punctuates perfectly the pace at which we live our lives. Work, go! Home, go! Errands, go! Chores, go! Everything is a go, go, go! moment. Rest? What rest? Sleep is the time for problems to be reviewed and resolved, or morphed into scary nightmare territory. What is self-care anymore? Instead of the daily … Continue reading The Bottom Line…#MondayBlogs
The Tortoise…#MondayBlogs
I've started over: the week, the day, my training. I'm in a #MondayBlogs on a Tuesday, since it can't really be Tuesday, can it?
Bloodless…#MondayBlogs #WeBleed NSFW
For #MondayBlogs, a #WeBleed post on women's reproductive health. Oh, and I throw around a bad word in there.
Why I Run.
I'm sore today. The funny thing is, today was a walking day. Well, mostly walking, just a short pace of running, and a nice walk followed by a good stretch. Mileage has increased. At the end of July my long run will pass marathon distance, so I don't hit the wall in the actual marathon. … Continue reading Why I Run.