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Living my life through breast cancer and showing Bready White's journey along the way. Perhaps a little sprinkle of teaching as well. High school English, GSA advisor, AVID elective, Equity team founder, Union Rep, mother, & wife. She/her
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Head is shaved and looking super patchy. But look at my assortment of wigs 😍

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Here come the clippers!

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Gonna need to shave my head this weekend. The amount of hair from combing it is alarming. I can't take that heartbreak every day.

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Energy is still up, but the hair is starting to go. So like any reasonable human, I ordered a 6 pack of colorful wigs.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Not only am I teaching through chemo, but before diagnosis I volunteered to be part of our union bargaining team. First meeting was tonight, and I made it through with good energy levels. Looking at mid week tomorrow, hoping the energy stays.

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Low symptoms, higher energy today. Getting ready for a full 5 day work week 😷

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Rose wins child of the day! She made me a giant stack of waffles.

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Insomnia. It's what's happening. Sleep is elusive but the Immodium directions were helpful. Entering week 2 of my 3-week cycle is no joke.

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Yesterday's rest has proven beneficial. I'm navigating today like a champ. Feeling mostly good.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Today was a bad day in terms of side effects. I couldn't even stay all day at school. Big shout out to my co-workers who stepped in for me while I came home to rest.

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School was fine today, but the heartburn is REAL! Waiting on confirmation of what I can use to help it.

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Made it back to school today. Couldn't let my little freshmen start Romeo & Juliet without me. Really just needed to set the tone. Today was exhausting, but I'm glad to have some normalcy.

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Today the exhaustion caught up to me as well as the nausea.

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I'm mad. My carefully crafted breakfast burrito tasted of cherries. Cherries are fine, but not what I wanted.

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Things don't taste right. Day 3 of cycle 1. Chemo sucks. I just wanted a tasty fritter, and it was not tasty. But Jason liked it. My taste is already fried 😫

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Done with treatment #1

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1 year ago, did you think you'd have an opinion on the name of the Gulf of Mexico?

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Surprise... the snow attempted to throw off my chemo schedule, but after 45 minutes of absolutely refusing a change of schedule and pulling in all of my resources, I was able to get in at another location only an hour away from my home. But at least my schedule stands.

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Hoping the snow doesn't throw off my chemo schedule.

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Today was rough. I'm supposed to begin my pre-chemo meds tomorrow morning bright and early, but at 3 this afternoon, my Rx still had not been sent to the pharmacy. Part 1

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I hope my first attempt at this doesn't flop. Chocolate chocolate chip sourdough

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Focaccia attempt #1

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I have this stuck in my head www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2BptAsd/

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4 loaves done for the week. Focaccia beginning soon and crackers later in the week.

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Prepping for my last supper on Thursday by trying out some cracker recipes. I might have cheesy crackers... time will tell.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Finally got my first chemo date... what a lovely way to spend valentine's day 💕

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Bready White has put done herself. These bagels are delicious!

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Some pre-water bath bagels. Bready White is so good to me!

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I will be taking bandages off this afternoon. I've been itching (literally) to see what the port looks like because it certainly feels weird.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Friday the port went in. The scheduler told me my appointment was at 11, so I dutifully arrive by 10:45. At check in I was informed that procedure didn't start until 1. I get needing prep time, but I was told not to eat/drink so long before the procedure, not the check in time.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

I'm not sure the people who schedule infusions for chemo quite understand how disarming and downright frightening it is to not have control over when things happen in your life. I'm not asking for much, just a say in my own existence.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Done grading for the semester with a whole 3.5 hours to spare!

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