#CancerSurvivor
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#voteblue
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An amazing accomplishment deserves music.
They need a practice bell for radiation, Iβm just saying!
I love you all to the moon and back.
There is hope. My radiation cost over 1M per session, so Iβm told. I was going to be rejected, I was told. There is hope.
#cancer
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Joe Biden hand wrote my friend a gorgeous, moving letter 40 years ago when her baby son died. Delaware is a small state like that. MAGA calling him names personally insults me. Iβve seen his character.
@JudyLar74152347
Iβm actually not an a-hole. Not in real life. But if someone retweets something you wrote, it means one thing β¦ you said something someone wanted to say, but you may have said better so they used your words. Itβs 100% a compliment. Now back to the fuckery which is this tweet.
My mom sent me this head scarf from Australia. I never would have dreamed of wearing something so bright before because it draws the eyes towards an area Iβm not thrilled about: my hair and my steroid face.
My mom sent me this head scarf, though. She likes that Iβm a rainbow. π
I get a biopsy this morning. I also have an ovarian mass.
Iβm nervous. Twitter, not X, because screw Muskβs awful brainchild, is my support system and I need your support.
I need it today.
I do not have family support that will randomly appear out of the woodwork. I have you.
@CrystalLNosal
@EmilyKaitlinnn
Okay, this is adorable. We need to preserve your boyfriend like the national treasure he is and keep him safe from Nick Cage, who will inevitably try to kidnap him like that damn Declaration of Independence. That Mr. Cage gonna steal your Boo.
My dogs donβt mind that I have no energy. They really donβt mind me being cold all the time.
My dogs are the only thing that has made me smile since Thursday. Iβm terrified of chemo and Iβm not handling what Iβm about to face as bravely as Iβd like to.
My ladies are helping.
Today, a surgeon is going to remove my cancer.
I will take ALL your luck, mojo, encouragement, and βatta girl(s), that you have in you.
We want to grab all the cancer and leave what we can. We want minimal pain. I believe in the power of community.
Iβve got this! Thank you!
Can I get a, βYouβve got this?β
I know youβre all here. I just need some hands behind my back reminding me where you are.
Fuck cancer. We are stronger in all things together. Today just feels important, but they all have so far.
My daughter fell asleep sharing my heating pad and waiting for my pain pill to kick in. When she falls asleep, it feels like 2003 again.
My hero is as tired as I am. If I could pray for anything. It would be that this time of pain is easier for her to bear.
She is my person.
#NewProfilePic
If the girl in the pearl earring can cover her head and be beautiful, so can I. My bald head alone is beautiful, too.
My hair is growing. Iβm glad Iβve had the opportunity to bond with those struggling with identity crises during medical hell.
#StrongerTogether
@guttersniper
While I hate that my favorite tweet of the day is unfortunately asking men to protect us from other men but I will beg you to retweet this every day forever and ever until I die. Love.
Boebert is getting a divorce.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting a divorce. Iβm not starting any rumors or anything. Iβm just saying the timing is suspicious. π
I could use a hug and some support. Tomorrow afternoon, I have my radiation simulation and get my infamous tattoos.
My fear; I am utterly exhausted now and I know that once I start radiation five days a week, I will be even more tired. I canβt imagine being more tired.
Thanks.
Iβm going to be positive, but I need to whisper something into the voidβ¦
I am so dreading chemo. Iβm dreading how it will turn no current appetite into nausea. Iβm terrified of pain not controlled now getting worse. I am sad I wonβt be taking care of my people. Vent over.
Jeff Foxworthy: Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?
Marjorie Taylor Greene: βPeach Tree Dishβ
Jeff Foxworthy: A simple βNoβ would have sufficed.
#MarjorieTaylorGreene
Fuck cancer.
Fuck the fear trying to cement my feet.
Fuck anyone offended by telling cancer to fuck off.
I lose support when I curse, but in weeks where I lose part of my boob, I get a pass. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Dear
@MarkHamill
,
Our dear friend
@TG22110
was so happy the day you befriended him. This is the first May 4th without him.
Thanks for giving him a great moment. He was elated and I just wanted you to know that.
β₯οΈ
May the force always be with you, TG. Thank you, Mark!
Donβt tell anyone, but Iβm a big coward inside. Add not sleeping for a year or four and I succumb to my worst emotions at the most inconvenient hours.
Iβm not going to listen to my inner coward, but Iβm beating her down with all my might right now.
Iβm very claustrophobic.
Live from the Oncology floor at Penn. β₯οΈ
I love you guys and have felt so supported by you. Thank you. My room isnβt filled with flowers; my room IS filled with love. Iβm a lucky chick.
@Rebecca79903973
Mine too. My minister father is now obsessed with border security and not taking away the rifles he never wanted to own in the first place.
Turns out, Robert Kennedyβs siblings hate him, wouldnβt vote for him, and likely mock him on the regular.
Iβm not stupid enough to vote for him, either. π
Robert Kennedyβ¦
Right name.
Wrong everything else!
#DemVoice1
#FreshResists
This hand knit hat was made by my best friend for her daughter. Her daughter passed away 10 years ago from gleoblastoma. She was 15.
My best friend made sure it found the right naked head to honor it.
This was my first smile today after a rough day in the hospital.
#Fcancer
Iβve decided this is the hat that feels the most like hair to me. I rarely look in the mirror so I donβt miss the look of hair, but I miss the weight and balance on my neck. Strange world, cancer is.
The large human curled up in a recliner; that guy is in love with me.
After days of being together 24/7 at the hospital, I said how proud of him I was for having to see me get sicker, but have no control.
He is a fixer with no cure. I empathize with him so much. I β₯οΈ my Timmy.
Update: Iβm being admitted to Penn. Send prayers. I have an allergy but they think itβs to my chemo, not the Neulasta. Itβs urgent.
Periorbital edema, overnight ten pound weight gain, wet cough, and general fluid overload. I felt tired, then exhausted, then it hit my eyes and
In the past seven days, there have been 17 arrests and/or convictions of adults accused of having sex with kids.
Of the 17 arrested, 14 were pastors or youth pastors. One was the husband of a youth pastor. One was a cop. None were drag queens.
#DemVoice1
This is what the
#protonradiation
machine looks like. The techs were so kind.
They took images, sent them to the radiologist who approved or adjusted placement, then treatment started.
I got so scared I got quite ill five times. My husband was an angel.
1 down, 27 to go.
Please, for ME β¦
Can you send my mom, a big Happy 83rd birthday with me?
Sheβd be happy to know youβre supporting me in OUR orbit while sheβs far away from me.
She isnβt on here, but I will make sure she sees your messages. β₯οΈ
Happy birthday, Mama Mouse
MAGA,
Anheuser-Busch knew youβd boycott them. They didnβt enter into a contract with pride in mind & YOU in mind.
No one is proud of you, MAGA. This was a strategic business move to disassociate with YOU. You didnβt have to dump them. They dumped you.
#DemVoice1
#FreshResists
Radiation starts on 4/15. Itβll be very taxing.
I may have tears in my eyes, but a dad joke not being honored is wrong.
Not gonna lie, Iβm scared. Chemo fear only hit the minutes before I started. I think having a pigeon chest is why. I am trusting them with my heart & lungs.
My hair is growing. The bald is filling in; Iβm filling up.
My stead is fast, even if my legs arenβt.
I laugh for those more scared than I am.
I teach techniques Iβve learned as a nurse educator so other patients feel better.
This isnβt a
#NewProfilePic
, itβs a stronger me.
She is my sunshine; my only sunshine.
She makes me happy when skies are gray.
Iβm glad she knows, dears, how much I love her.
No one takes my sunshine away.
Allβs well in chemo land. My platelets are high at 750 and Iβm fabulously anemic but both are being observed with some tweaks to the Taxotere.
So; I canβt hide my cancer anymore, all. Iβve hit Full Sinead.
The dietician for my oncologist just called to teach me about my diet on chemo.
I told her today was my birthday so nothing she said today pertained to today so since she agreed β¦
Iβm eating the cake.
Iβm eating the cake.
Iβm also eating the cake.
Today is a wonderful day to celebrate being alive and being happy. Thank you for sharing my sad. Thank you for sharing my losses.
Cheers to some happy for one night we chose nine years ago.
Itβs date night; on my actual anniversary!!!
I have a date on my calendar that felt like Doomβs day. Now, the date will be the day that I can say (and believe), βI am so proud of myself BECAUSE I was terrified and did not obey my fear.β
What an amazing day tomorrow will be β¦ after I freak out a little bit. β₯οΈ
Find a picture of yourself at age 12. Look at yourself.
Remember yourself at age 12.
Certain men think this age is marriage material.
Certain men are named Missouri Senator Mike Moon.
I wasnβt marriage material.
Were you?
#DemVoice1
#FreshResists
We are struggling in the Kingdom of cancer. If you pray, go nuts. If I could walk around leaning forward all the time, that would be fantastic, but itβs not realistic.
Cancer sucks and I didnβt see this one coming.
Waiting for the IV and then waiting for the pre-chemo meds to get started.
Because Iβm a tough stick and because itβs large amounts of poison, they will watch like a hawk this round.
Now we wait for the Taxotere and Cytoxan to come down from the pharmacy.
Nerves are strong.
Iβm trying to be positive. Iβm positive that I require chemotherapy. My family is shell-shocked at the moment.
My kid has been getting my weight up. I played along, but never thought Iβd need chemo & radiation. I never suspected I had cancer so I didnβt suspect it would be bad.
Iβm looking for free ways to occupy myself during four hour long chemo sessions and 85 minute long drives to and from.
Iβm thinking audiobooks, but Iβm cheap. I also wondered if you had any other ideas. Iβll typically be lucky enough to have a driver and companion.
Thanks!
To my fellow warriors, Iβm suffering with nightmares since I started chemotherapy. Radiation is creating new nightmares & I was wondering if anyone had any tips for more peaceful nights.
I need to sleep eventually.
Iβm going to ask permission to share the letter. It isnβt my loss to share, so it would be inappropriate for me. I hope I get to share it with you. It moved me deeply when I read it. β₯οΈ
@POTUS
we see you, Sir.
I got asked why I had to be so graphic about my breast cancer.
Breast cancer awareness starts with breast cancer exposure. Unfortunately, like all cancers, breast cancer is about graphic exposure and shock therapy.
Itβs not pretty and I volunteer as tribute. I didnβt know.
It looks like abdominal surgery is on the horizon. Iβm filled with adhesions inside. Six surgeons seemed to see the issue Iβve been demanding others see with little success. Iβm thrilled and scared.
My oncology team hasnβt come yet, but will soon to change my chemo. Big day.
I am sick. My platelets in between chemo doses required new orders for Lovenox to thin my blood.
My O2 orders are standing orders, not as needed. Iβm on the highest doses of antihistamines & still finding new welts. The itch is not an itch, but a shingles-type pain in my skin.
I woke up around 2:00 from a nap. My husband wasnβt home.
That guy snuck out to get steaks, a pizza, shrimp, charcuterie, chips, and dip. Normal NYE stuff.
Waking up to a normal thing is amazing. Cancer diagnosis felt fake; chemo symptoms felt real. This feels normal & perfect.
I know you think youβre winning, dear Cancer. Donβt be fooled. This is one battle I wonβt confuse for the war. Fuck my hair and Fuck cancer.
Razor setting will be on number 2. I will cry. I will also shave it twice if it thinks Iβm not serious about who wins.
I wonβt be going home for a bit. Iβm being transferred to the oncology unit and allergists are a part of my case.
Exhibit A, only this stuff is everywhere.
I have an amazing, and amazingly tired support system. I will never feel more grateful.
My husband told me heβs proud of me for sharing our story. That means everything to me because doing this is a vulnerable experience. It just felt important.
Iβll keep you posted how it goes.
So, am I correct in my understanding?
Travis βTwinkle Toesβ Tritt is going to tour with βKidβ Rock on a
No Snowflakes tour?
Is anyone else washing their hair that night or is it just me? π€
I stumble over my words when I speak to my doctors. Today, I need to explain something that I feel, but is very unique because the condition I have is.
Today, if you could think of me Iβd appreciate it.
Something feels off. Iβm not waiting. I have done that before with regret.
I made the best short ribs Iβve ever had. The gravy was off the charts delicious. I havenβt spent all day cooking in months and months.
Iβm so glad I am getting more energy back. I hope you guys had a great day whether it was Easter or just a beautiful Sunday.
Take some Gas-X
Iβm not handling needing chemo as well as Iβd like to. I didnβt know how attached to my hair I was until I was promised Iβd be losing it. All the other symptoms scare the shit out of me, too, but my hair β¦
I tell people I donβt know very well that I love them.
Sometimes it feels odd to tell other adults, βIβm proud of you.β Often times when I tell someone I love them, Iβm telling them how proud I am of them.
Also, It hurts no one to hear that theyβre loved.
I love you!
Today is chemo day one.
Leave now youβll miss βThe One Where Things Just Got interesting.β
Iβm scared. I am being scared until the first alarm I hear and then itβs time to kick ass with meds people prayed for 20 years ago and I have today.
Thank you those who prayed before me
This girl is on tiktok and I canβt even imagine her family not having an intervention. Iβm not body shaming. This girl is sick as hell with an EDO.
The view from the 11th floor.
I have some swallow studies in the morning so itβs nice to leave the observation unit and have a room to call home for a bit.
6k. Itβll pull the bone marrow out of achy bones & pull into my blood what chemo takes.
So many humans died before Neulasta. My shot is set to go off at 1730. I will know that this is when my pain multiplies.
Please remind me that this is saving me, then send me a picture. β₯οΈ
Knock knock.
Whoβs there?
A courageous, delicate, perfectly imperfect cancer survivor who just finished 50% of her proton
#radiation
You can celebrate now.
πΆπΆWerβe half way there!πΆπΆ
Take pictures of yourself, even if you donβt feel stunning. Who the hell feels stunning on a daily basis?
I donβt, but when I see that my mouth can still turn in an upwards direction, I feel beautiful.
Show me your smiles.
I want to see your beauty.
You are all beautiful.