Whack a Mole
Apr12

Whack a Mole

I couldn’t sleep Wednesday night. I think my brain was trying to process the change in my health this week. The amazingly awesome change. After you prepare yourself for the worst, amazing news takes process time. A glimmer of hope was able to peek into the dark room this week. I had not let myself really conceive of anything beyond the words “stable” or a little bit of shrinkage. Tumors completely obliterated was not...

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Honored to be Honorary
Mar27

Honored to be Honorary

I have been a nervous nellie since the adorable Shara Park visited our humble black, white and green home (I joke about that because of my initial discussion about my decor preferences when I blogged about naming the RV Fifi) and interviewed Mike and I for a news segment about me and the exciting responsibility Susan G. Komen Utah bestowed upon me as the 2015 Honorary Race Chair. We chatted for an hour, so you never quite know what...

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One Does Not Simply Lose Mandi’s Biopsy
Oct21

One Does Not Simply Lose Mandi’s Biopsy

I had called to check on the status of my biopsy Thursday and my oncology nurse checked high and low for info and couldn’t find anything. She explained that pathology had been a bit behind and that two days was probably not enough time, but that she would call me either way Friday afternoon and let me know the status. She called me Friday and left a message saying she hadn’t seen anything, but that the nurse that would be...

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RV Camping in Manti-La Sal and Scanxiety
Sep23

RV Camping in Manti-La Sal and Scanxiety

It is fall in Utah. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. Something about those cool nights makes it pretty darn impossible to drag my lazy carcass out of bed in the morning. When I am wrapped up in the cocoon of blankets and pillows. I just want to stay there rather than get up and go face the real world. I planned a camping trip, because now that we bought an RV, we need to use the RV (or else it is a...

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Fifi (the RV) is Aliiiiiivveee
Sep07

Fifi (the RV) is Aliiiiiivveee

Well, Fifi’s real name is Fifi Minnie Pimping. Classy, I know, but there is a story behind that… When we first bought our boat many years ago, it was not a very fancy boat, but it was a nice and reasonable boat for what we could afford. Mike grew up around very expensive boats, so our meager boat-ness was, well… meager. BUT, heck we owned our own lovely boat that floated in the water and has brought us many years of...

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Aug07

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

I think I blog sometimes just so I can create puns for titles for my blog posts. I finally came to the realization that no matter how long I grow my hair, it wasn’t going to get any thicker. Tamoxifen has been making my hair fall out, I shed more than the dogs (maybe not… that pomeranian can leave some serious fuzzballs around the house). After about a year of wearing mostly just ponytails all of the time I needed to give...

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