by Tina | Apr 11, 2024 | Thoughts
We all have them, but some people are better at managing distractions, instead of letting distractions manage them. It’s good weather in Missouri now, and all I want to do with my energy and time is to work in my garden. A note about the picture: I said this when I...
by Tina | Apr 3, 2024 | Thoughts
How do you tell someone that you’re having a bad day? And who do you choose to be honest with about why it’s so bad? I have thought often and long about this topic as I’ve passed through this past 4 months. You know how it goes; on any day, good or bad, a stranger or...
by Tina | Mar 29, 2024 | Thoughts, Updates
https://deepwaterdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Skele-Gro-1.mp4 March 29, 2024 It’s been twelve days since I updated my blog. I’ve been so up and down since then. It was a great 5 days, followed by a really rough four and pretty good the last three. I wrote a...
by Tina | Mar 17, 2024 | Thoughts, Updates
It’s actually been a better week this week than last. The side effects of the treatment seem to be following a pattern: Thursday (treatment day) comes with body aches and all over rash and night sweats. Friday my head and neck (and even tongue and eyeballs are on fire...
by Tina | Mar 14, 2024 | Thoughts
I didn’t have a very inspiring week. Actually, it was pretty uneventful, but a tough one. I learned-again- that even though the doctors know everything about my cancer, I know my actual body better than they do, and I should trust my own instincts when their advice...
by Tina | Mar 11, 2024 | Updates
Update March 10, 2024 My treatment days are an interesting mix of doctor appointments and waiting rooms. I met with a palliative doctor Thursday morning, which was the best doctor visit I’ve ever had! His specialty is to deal with side effects and symptoms and help me...
by Tina | Mar 5, 2024 | Thoughts
https://deepwaterdays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Suffer-and-Be-Happy.mp4 I talked to someone yesterday that was really angry that God gave me cancer and is making me go through all this. There are quite a few things I would have loved to teach at that moment, but...
by Tina | Feb 29, 2024 | Thoughts
It’s Leap Day, and while I wouldn’t say I’m jumping for joy, today’s events will be a springboard for the next phase of this journey. My treatments to kill the cancer cells began today, and, as one of the many people attending to me today said, “it is kind of...
by Tina | Feb 23, 2024 | Updates
I got some new bangles yesterday at my oncologist appointment. Aren’t they nice?! Here’s a detailed update from the visit: First of all, my cancer is stage 2 (out of 3), which I expected. But the doctor doesn’t really worry so much about the stage. His greatest focus,...
