"What, would you say, is the worst side effect of chemo?" My lifelong friend {seriously, she changed my diapers... and would probably be willing to change them again when I'm …
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That Cancer Stuff
I sat and just smiled. I had gotten a little light headed collecting a deck of cards from the basement floor. And as soon as I stood up, I knew …
Oh, children. They say the darndest things, don't they? My mother-in-law tells this great story that one of the hub's teachers once said, "I won't believe half the things your kid …
I was 19. We were just babies, really. But I fell hard. So hard that I can't remember what it felt like in my heart before you inhabited it. We were …
Today. It's a good day. Why? Because if you are reading this, it means that you, too, like me, are alive. Some days, that's a hard thing to remember. It's hard …
Okay. So I hate to belabor this point but my first round of chemo was a bit of a roller coaster. I know, you're thinking, Ash, it's chemo, it's not …
Can I just tell you that my first cycle of chemo has been, to say the least, eventful? I have been neutropenic, grew a Wildebeest, drained the Wildebeest, toted around …
I was supposed to have chemo on Friday. But because of Carl (the name I have my JP drain), it had to be delayed a week. At first, I was just …
I told a dear friend the other day, "Cancer is a real confidence booster." I say this, clearly in jest, but because everyone is telling me I am strong. And …
One of my besties texted me the other day, "Do you ever have a dull day anymore?". Nah. Apparently, dull days, overrated. It was determined on Friday. The Wildebeest had to say farewell …
