Fifi, The Police and The Injections of Doom
The last couple of weeks have been a bit of relaxing, time with friends and just living life. We have taken Fifi out several times this summer. We have more Fifi adventures tentatively scheduled and I have been working my way through #TheMandiList, our trip to Europe is mostly booked. I am super excited, and I am nervous I won’t be strong enough for our AirBNB room in Florence that involves 5 flights of stairs, but it has a...
Taxotere Numero 8
So, here it goes into my system. Drip by drip, Taxotere number 8 – I have been on chemo for over 6 months now. It is exhausting. I can’t pretend like it is anything but exhausting, and I am having what is considered a considerably good response to this regimen, considering. That and it is hard to get me to sit still. Trying to keep active, have a life, make the most out of each day. Which means I am still somehow...
Dragging My Dad Down a River of Fun
After KSL did the news story about Mike and I and Fifi the RV of awesomeness, I was contacted through a friend via the friend of a friend by a nice gentleman who worked at Western River Expeditions, he saw that I had rafting on The Mandi List and wanted to give Mike and I a free rafting trip! They offered us an overnight adventure or a full day on the Colorado River in Moab, Utah. I was in tears when he offered, so amazingly sweet. I...
Finding Hope
A coast to coast trip related to cancer during the worst part of chemo never seems to be a good idea, especially right after you got on disability from work. Some I can talk about, openly, some I will explain later, but what it came down to was OMG it was a hard week. Not just physically, but emotionally. Living in cancerland, talking about cancer and discussing your harsh realities 24/7 is an emotional suck. Until you learn to shut...
Tips: Chemo Beauty Tips
This seems like an oxymoron, but I know it is something women ask about. How do I make myself look and feel a little more normal when I feel like a total pile of mud. Chemo treatment is a time when you learn that yoga pants don’t always have to be used for yoga, they can be used for other things – like sleeping, watching TV, and just lounging around the house drooling on yourself (I would never do that…...