3 Things I Hate About CT ScansToday is another ct scan with contrast to see if that bastard Uterine Leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) has returned. And while I’m extraordinarily grateful to have health insurance and get these scans every three months because uLMS has a recurrence rate of…
I’m a Unicorn, Silly GooseWhen I came across an article in Coping magazine titled: How Expressive Writing Can Help You Heal, I couldn’t click on it fast enough. As both a writer and a creative journaler, words are a particularly powerful part of my…
Why Cancer Anxiety Brain Gotta Be So Rough…This morning I read an article in Coping magazine titled How to Embrace Living While Coping with Thoughts about Dying. I’ve recently had two new symptoms that might indicate my cancer has recurred. They might also be totally unconnected. The…
Watching Dune, Asking Important QuestionsThe other night I settled into my cozy corner on the couch to finally watch Dune: Part One. Many years earlier my mom dragged to the theater to see the 1980s version. The problem is I have a mother who…
Leaning Into Ease To Fight CancerThe last of my weekly cancer posts, at least for now… “It is a cancer.” The words no one wants to hear. The words I heard my gynecologist say to me on that late August afternoon have forever changed my…
Support Groups and HelpLinesTW: sexual assault, suicidal ideation Week 6: This past week was rough, yet also somehow still beautiful too. I guess that’s just life. I canceled therapy due to my exhaustion. I think I also might have canceled it as a…
“In A Spirit of Joy And Duty”“…in a spirit of joy and duty” – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Church of America Week 5: How is it already 5 weeks and a day since my hysterectomy?!? And how is it already 24 days…
Cancer, Caramels and Roller Coaster RidesGiving myself grace is going to be one of the ways I manage this whole cancer journey/adventure/nightmare… Week 3: Tuesday was day 18 post-hysterectomy and I looked down at some point to discover my swelling had gone down enough I…
The One Where She Tells Me: “It is a cancer”…*At exactly 1:38pm on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, my phone rang. On the other end was my OBGyn, “is this Katherine?” Her demeanor nothing like her usual chipper cheery self – she sounded restrained, concerned, sad. fuck Then the words…
Bye, Bye UterusLuna, watching out the window for that darn cat. One week ago today I was under anesthesia, my uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and cervix being evicted from my form. How has it already been a week?!? I’ve watched so many…
