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Pathology
This week we waited for the pathology report to come in from the tissue that was removed and sampled during surgery. I wasn’t worried. In fact, I was more focused on healing from the surgery. The pathology report wouldn’t affect … Continue reading
Hospital Recovery, Part 1: nuts and bolts
Hello from the other side of surgery. All went well. The surgeon described it as the “best case scenario,” both when she opened me up and went exploring for cancer and also in terms of the surgery itself. I came … Continue reading
Anxiety Dreams
Tomorrow afternoon we leave for the hotel near the hospital. I have waited for the surgery for an extra three weeks beyond what I was willing to wait– one more thing more or less out of my control. I know … Continue reading
Posted in art, cancer
Tagged art and surgery, Chuck Close, debulking surgery, dreams, ovarian cancer
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Blemished
I am still in the state where everything is about cancer. It’s like people say that you don’t remember hearing anything about x, y, z (usually a disease) until you or a loved one gets it. Then suddenly every news story … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, garden
Tagged cancer surgery, canning tomatoes, ovarian cancer, potatoes, tomatoes
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August
It has been a beautiful August. Just like June and July. The prairie behind our house was burned very late in the season, so it is behind– or it is just different than the other prairie. The river of blue … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, food, garden
Tagged canning tomatoes, garlic harvest, life after chemotherapy, organic gardening, ovarian cancer
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The Date
We have a date. It is September 7. That is when I will have my “debulking” surgery, known as the Mother Of All Surgeries (MOAS). I saw the nurse list it on a form as “exploratory/hysterectomy.” I’ve been calling it … Continue reading
More Cooking… catching up
In the week way back in late February before I started chemotherapy, I planned great meals. My last meals before taste would be taken away– and at that point I was expecting nausea, too. I prepared by purchasing Cream of Wheat … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, food, garden, recipe
Tagged garden vegetables, ovarian cancer, Tender, vegetables
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Struggling Garden
This has been a tough year in general for gardening. Between chickens, rabbits, squash bugs, fungi, deluges of rain followed by heat and no rain, everything has struggled. The weeds have done extremely well. I have been operating at about … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, garden
Tagged garden produce, organic gardening, vegetable garden
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Final Scan
Thursday, August 4, I met with my oncologist to look at the final scan. I have to admit, I hardly thought about it. In fact, I had zero stress about the results at all. Mostly because the midway scan had … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, prairie, the Farm
Tagged gynecological oncology, health insurance misinformation, ovarian cancer, peritoneum, PET scan
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