Should I be writing that I’m thankful to be alive now? I suppose I am, but it’s not something I was thinking about so much. When my trouble walking was identified as metastatic melanoma rather than the “100 other things” at the end of July, all my thoughts were treatment, rather than immediate death. Death [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Thanksgiving
Posted in chronic illness, life besides cancer, melanoma on November 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Trust
Posted in melanoma, tagged family, friends on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There was a science fiction tv show years ago that included “who do you love and who do you trust?” as part of its intro.
I’m short on trust. I don’t trust other cars not to drive into mine. I don’t trust other people to do what they say they will. I didn’t trust the melanoma [...]
Naps
Posted in melanoma on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I was up at ten, twelve, one-thirty and four. Then I got up at six because the meds alarm goes off at a quarter past and normally I’ve taken them over an hour before. No wonder I fall asleep during the day. Skipping provigil on the weekend adds to that too, [...]
What is the use of repining?
Posted in melanoma, tagged cancer, friends on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Then what is the use of repining
For where there’s a will there’s a way
And tomorrow the sun may be shining
Although it is cloudy today
I’ve heard that I’m handling things “so” well, way too many times. After the house fire in 2004. After chronic illness diagnoses. You know, I just keep saying it: “what choice [...]
Food
Posted in melanoma, tagged cancer, melanoma on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My handheld ate part of this. I’m going to add to it from the big computer later.
What I eat and how I eat has changed since the recurrence of this cancer. Changing my diet is one of the things I can do to fight against future metastases. The steroid is responsible for some changes too. [...]
Talking
Posted in melanoma, tagged cancer, family, friends, melanoma on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I got to talk with someone yesterday who also has had a melanoma. She’s the only other person who I know, although hers was, I think, 1mm deep, and more years ago than my first one. She’s not a new person, but she’s one of the handful of people who I know who [...]
Sleep
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cancer, fibromyalgia, melanoma on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I take some of my vitamins and Chinese Medicine pills in the middle of the night. I’m supposed to take them “away from food” and that’s one time that I’m safely a couple hours away from eating. I also take Tylenol because I’ve found I toss and turn less the rest of the night. [...]
Melanoma
Posted in melanoma, tagged cancer, melanoma on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is dated, I started writing it in late July and finished it in September, but it seems as if it will work as my first post here.
I’m writing about the skin cancer that came into my life uninvited. I’ve been a survivor of Melanoma stage 2A since July 14 2005 and now Metastatic Melanoma [...]
