Choosing Joy

  Hey Friends, Im going to be honest, I didn't write a typical post this week. I had one ready to be written, but I haven't been feeling the best. I think with my body having been beating down constantly for the....well past year now. Between tests, shots, IV's and vaccines, its freaking out and waving the white flag. Ive had a really really bad ear infection since the beginning of last week. I used to have them a lot when I was a kid, and has always been something that's brought me straight to my knees, no questions asked. Still to this day. I couldn't tell you where or how I got it, but what I do know is I'm in a stupid amount of pain and Im over it. Trust me. At the beginning of the week I was hoping it would eventually go away, but unfortunately it just progressively got worse.  I even saw my ENT doc last Thursday and got some drops. Here we are on Sunday, i'm still in pain, AND now additionally on heavy oral antibiotics. So now not only is my ear mad at...

Hi friends, Nice to see you again! I know the last post was pretty intense. Part of me wants to apologize for that, but then I would be lying, so I won't. 😊 Part of the reason why I'm writing this blog is to be me, unapologetically myself, completely honest, and well...... honestly, that is exactly what happened.🤷 At the end of the day I just wanted to make it clear, in no way am I trying to speak ill of, or purposefully slander anyone in healthcare. I am one of them myself, and that's really not who I am as a person.   Im hoping most of you know that by now. However, what I am trying to do is to bring light to a really hard, rough, difficult, and all round terrifying situation. Having cancer is scary, terrifying, lonely, not to mention emotionally, and physically exhausting. Not just those of us who have actually been diagnosed, which takes the most toll, but those of you out there who are "deep in the trenches with us", to not only see us through, but, lift us...

  First and foremost I just wanted to give all my love to all the readers of this blog. Im so glad that you enjoy it and i'm truly grateful anyone is actually reading this at all.  So on this blog site, behind the scenes, I get to see all the stats and whatnot. How cool is it that this blog has gone INTERNATIONAL! WAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! #famousAF. 😎 Look at me giving Beyonce a run for her money!💃 Shoutout to all the readers in Canada, USA, UK, India, Australia, St. Lucia, Japan, Germany, Russia, Belgium, and Ukraine! 👏👏👏🙌🙌  There are other countries, I'm sure, but unfortunately they aren't listed and only come up as "other". But dont worry friends! you still matter!!  Not to mention, so far, this blog has been viewed well over 3,200 times!🙀 SO COOL! I'm sure you are all sick of me asking you to say hi or comment🙈. It's primarily because I really have no idea who reads this. Names don't come up when you view it, it's just numbers *whomp whomp*. B...

Hi all, been a while! Nice to see you again!🖐 Here we are for another instalment of the ever eventful crap-show that has been my life for the past few months.😆 Let me preface this post with, this blog is a safe space. There is no judgement here, nor is it welcome. I want ALL of you who read any of these posts, especially this one, to feel comfortable enough to be open and willing to comment. I will always respond, as i'm always excited to hear from any of you. Not to mention with comments,  it invokes really great conversation. That is how we can create awareness and support each other throughout those though times, even when we DON'T know what to say. I want everyone to have no fear about voicing their opinion/feeling worried about asking a "stupid" question.  FYI when it comes to this, there are no stupid questions. So when I first started this blog, this entry was something I always wanted to do, but wasn't sure how to squeeze it in, or even really how to app...