At 15 years old, I had bone cancer and one of the chemo drugs gave me heart failure. At 39 years old, I had a heart transplant. Four months after my transplant, I discovered I had breast cancer. I had a double mastectomy, then weeks later and just 2 days before my 41st birthday, my Mum died after losing her battle with ovarian cancer. Then at age 44, I was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Surgery Postponed 🤷♀️🍋
My surgery to remove part of my lung was postponed until late May to allow me time to heal from my recent blood clots and to start my blood thinners.
A scary setback…😲🏪💉💊
I've been hospitalized for Pulmonary Emboli. Yes, in addition to having lung cancer. Here's the latest plan for my treatment and the crazy way I found out I had these blood clots.
Overwhelmed. 🙏
I'm scared, but I'm also ready to fight this cancer.
I have lung cancer, seriously wtf. 🙄😡😭😤
I was diagnosed last week with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). I'm told of all the types of lung cancer, NSCLC is the "best," most treatable type of lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Scare & Texas Power Outage 😭❄🚫🔌🚱
During the recent Texas power outage & winter storm, I thought I might have lung cancer. Doctors found a mass on my lung. Yesterday, I learned that the mass is benign. I'm still going through testing and figuring out my treatment because a benign mass on my lung remains an issue, but at least it's … Continue reading Lung Cancer Scare & Texas Power Outage 😭❄🚫🔌🚱
Dear Cold Heartless Politicians RE: Texas Power Outage of 2021 🤥🤬
This is a list of Texas politicians who showed exceptional coldness during the epic Power Outage of 2021.
My 2 Falls in 2 Days! 🙄⚠️🍌
Pretty sure my foot is broken...waiting on MRI results to confirm, but a week after my *2 falls in 2 days* and my foot remains on fire!
Setbacks After Heart Transplant 🙄 & Seeking Joy 💗 (Originally Published in November 2016).
I originally wrote this 4 years ago in November 2016 as a Facebook post. Trump had just been elected and I was 9 months post heart transplant and experiencing a series of setbacks: back to living 3 hours away from home, so that I could be near the transplant hospital, healing from a Grand Mal … Continue reading Setbacks After Heart Transplant 🙄 & Seeking Joy 💗 (Originally Published in November 2016).
How I Survived Quarantine After Heart Transplant…
I've been in quarantine before coronavirus. For the first year after my heart transplant, I wore a mask everywhere I went and was homebound for months. The first 3 months, I even wore a face mask when I was sat outside in the backyard. My immune system is suppressed, so that I won't reject my … Continue reading How I Survived Quarantine After Heart Transplant…
I’m in PAIN from my Cholesterol Medication, no really. 😟
I'm statin intolerant (which means, I can't take typical cholesterol medication) because the med causes me debilitating muscle cramps. This side effect happens when people are just starting out on the medication and usually subsides.
