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“Scanxiety” The stress of the follow up

“Scanxiety” The stress of the follow up

My final chemotherapy treatment was very anti climatic. I didn’t ring a bell, pronounce I had won, and skip merrily from the hospital . I left quietly, just like any other day. I was incredibly happy to be done with blood work, injections, and infusions. I was overwhelmingly grateful for my healing. But I was also scared. Scared that once active treatment ended my disease would come raging back in full force.(Not exactly how it works, but tell that to…

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CyborD and Me: My experience with chemotherapy

CyborD and Me: My experience with chemotherapy

When I first heard that I was going to have chemotherapy I pictured one drug, one very strong drug that was used to treat cancer. I envisioned myself bald and extremely sick with side effects. I was quick to learn that this was not the case for me. As I have come to understand it, chemotherapy is a broad term used to describe a variety of treatments and generally involves a combination of medications. (I’m certainly no doctor and a…

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View from a Chemo Chair

View from a Chemo Chair

As I sit surrounded by the sick and dying I see love. I see hope, kindness, family, and friendship. I see just how remarkable the human spirit can be. How flexible, how positive, how much we can endure while still managing a smile and a laugh.