If you're able to do one small thing for me, it would impact me greatly. This list includes helpful ideas for my physical limitations and, honestly, strategies to help my depressed mood. I welcome any other ideas you might have to help me or Adam. Thank you.
Category: Heart Transplant
Organπ«Rejection: Sh!t Is Getting Real π₯π
To be blunt...shit is getting real. I've had some serious health setbacks. I've been in the hospital for about 3 weeks. I'm home now and so grateful for the peace and quiet. In the middle of all of this, Adam had surgery on his knee to repair a torn minscus.
How to Live in Technicolor: Cancer, Tori Amos & Taking a Journey π¦ΈββοΈπ₯ππ
Twas' the night of my first chemo to treat lung cancer (non-small cell) and I was all hopped up on steroids. Impulsively, I booked a bucket list trip abroad for a Tori Amos concert.
One Woman’s Hair History: From Bald to Mullet, Back to Bald πββοΈπ¦ΈββοΈπ©π§βπ¦³π
I've lost my hair rendering me bald, not once but, twice in my lifetime.Pictures document my hair loss and gain over the years.
A scary setback…π²πͺππ
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. π
I'm scared, but I'm also ready to fight this cancer.
I have lung cancer, seriously wtf. ππ‘ππ€
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 πβπ«ππ±
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 πβπ«ππ±
My 2 Falls in 2 Days! πβ οΈπ
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 π & Seeking Joy π (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 π & Seeking Joy π (Originally Published in November 2016).