I've been doing the Sacred Bow practice with Leo Babauta. It's a practice I look forward to each year because it gives me a chance to review the year I've had. This year it's taken me a while longer to get through this, in part because I've prioritized other things …
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Today marks my second chemo round. I'm doing a lot better this time around. The first time I received the side effects for Camptosar, which threw me for a loop. I found out later that JoDee tends to grab the side effects before I can read them. She knows my …
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Ever since I went back on chemo I've been feeling a little scattershot. Part of this is because of the side effects that I was given at my last chemo round. The side effects seemed like more of the same, only worse (If you really want to find out more …
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I'm currently sitting in the chemo chair getting juiced up with the latest cocktail to handle my cancer. This is the start of the next 12 rounds of chemo for me. One thing that I've been thinking about today is side effects. One of the medications I'm receiving has the …
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Today I'm feeling the weight of the upcoming weeks on my psyche. Next week I start up my rounds of chemo again. This month was a welcome respite from having to think about the cancer busily working away inside of me. On Monday I'll likely get blood tests again to …
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