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Half way through chemo!
Hi friends! It has been a few weeks since I last posted – I have just been dragging this cycle. Having chemo weekly doesn’t give me much time to recover, so I am much more fatigued this round. I am not bed ridden or napping every day, just waking up tired and going to bed…
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Second round – here we go!
The last few weeks felt like a total blur of stress! P tested negative for COVID after 7 days (4/16), but I didn’t trust it and decided to wait until the night before chemo to go back in the house (this was 9 full days in the Airstream). I just didn’t want to get sick…
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Last. Red. Devil!!! Celebration delayed by COVID…
It’s been a wild week+. Where to even start?! I had some amazing friends surprise me and bring breakfast the Friday (3/31) before my last Red Devil to celebrate. I keep saying it and continue to be so blown away by you all. It inspires me and gives me strength to keep fighting! Food started…
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Here we go again!
Alrighty – 3 Red Devils down! Luckily it feels like this round is going by quickly. I can’t believe I only have 1 more left. Dan’s sister came in the day before (3/21) chemo to help us and it was a HUGE help to have her here for a week. The previous cycle, Dan had…
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A week out from cycle 2
I am a week out from the second cycle of AC/Red Devil! I didn’t feel as sick as the first round, but I have been more tired overall. Which, I will take. Other side effects continue: food aversions/not much sounds good, mouth dryness/tenderness… have I said yet coffee doesn’t even really sound good?! I have…
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Red Devil (AC) #2 (halfway done!!)
I had a good week+ after my first chemo. Foods started sounding better, my energy was up, I worked a full week with no medical appointments! My output went up every ride on my Peloton! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 It is so good to have healthy/good days to serve as reminders that it will get better. I expect…
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Chemo Sucks.
Chemo sucks. The end. That’s the whole post. Kidding. I had started a post the day of chemo with updates, but then never published it. So this is a mashup of how chemo #1 went and the days after. I was super anxious for my first chemo cycle on 2/22. Dan and P came in…
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Prepping for chemo side effects
I really won’t know how chemo will impact me until I get started and it may even take a few rounds before things really start to happen. But as I’ve shared – I hate surprises, so I am trying to plan ahead for side effects as best as I can. I feel as ready as…
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Another week, more medical appointments
I am still in awe of all the birthday love and amazing outpouring of support you all have shown me. I had a pretty funny text exchange about it, where my friend told me I am just so loved and I said it’s like an embarrassing amount of love. [joking because I hate surprises and…
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Ported and chopped!
My echocardiogram was postponed this week until 2/14 – it was mistakenly scheduled for 30 minutes, but was supposed to be for 60 minutes. I was looking forward to over a week off of medical appointments, but not to be! The amount of phone calls and messages I get about medical things now is wild…
Julie can't eat cheese 