Brain Cancer Category
Seven Years
Posted on July 9, 2020 1 Comment
Do you know what today is? Itβs my cancerversary. Today we get to celebrate 7 years of me being cancer free β₯οΈ It is hard to explain the anxiety behind these appointments. Knowing the high probability of recurrence, trying to go to each appointment with hope while also preparing myself to deal with bad news […]
Solitude
Posted on May 17, 2015 Leave a Comment
So this weekend wasn’t horrible like I thought it would be. Lol. I miss(ed) Al a bunch, but I had a great weekend. Yesterday was Sutton’s 2nd birthday, so Alvin & I went to her birthday party at Great Wolf Lodge. It was his first time in a pool, and he was pretty indifferent. Afterwards […]
Grateful
Posted on December 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Two years ago, I had recently ended a long-term on and off relationship, found out I had to have another brain surgery, was told the surgery might not work, that I might be paralyzed, might have to freeze my eggs, might have to have chemo (which might not work for the type of tumor that […]
Brain Cancer Rant
Posted on October 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
So thereβs this article that people have been posting on Facebook recently about this woman with brain cancer, and it has really left Al and I baffled. The woman was originally diagnosed with a grade 2 astrocytoma, same kind of tumor that I have. Her doctor told her she had 10 more years to live. […]
The Ongoings of The Richburgs
Posted on September 18, 2014 Leave a Comment
So my love is out of the Marine Corps now. He started his new job last week, which he seems to really like, so thatβs awesome. And even more awesome that we get to keep Tricare for the rest of our lives, so insurance wasnβt an issue in him accepting a job. Monday weβre moving […]
Brain Tumor Run Weekend
Posted on April 1, 2014 Leave a Comment
So I just got done baking oatmeal raisin cookies, and now Iβm watching Criminal Minds. DeAndre is napping, so Iβm just lounging around before I have to cook and unpack our clothes. We went to Houston this weekend, and had such a great time. Friday morning I had an appointment at MD Anderson. It was […]
β₯ Christmas, Cancer and Marriage β₯
Posted on December 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
So Iβm typing on my new Asus Windows tablet. Al and I bought two for ourselves yesterday. Itβs pretty nice. I canβt decide if I want to keep it or exchange it for a Chromebook. Google over Windows any day. Anyway, this week has been a real roller coaster. Last week was bad; I was […]
β€ My Life β€
Posted on October 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Al and I drove to Houston Monday night. I had appointments at MD Anderson Tuesday and Wednesday. The radiation department was a drag as always, but everything else was awesome. Originally, all 4 of my appointments were on Wednesday, but the radiation department called and said my radio-oncologist (the one who incorrectly told me that […]
The Fight Goes On…
Posted on August 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
This past week has been crazy-stressful. Apparently I have to be registered as an Exceptional Family Member for the Marines, because I havenβt been cancer-free for at least five years. So I logged on to MD Anderson website to print my diagnosis, and I checked the report I had on July 3rd. You know, the […]
Cancer Sucks, Glad It’s Gone
Posted on July 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
So last week I went for my first checkup since radiation has been over. I had to wait three months to verify whether the cancer was gone or not because radiation the radiation had to be out of my body; apparently it makes the MRI look βfoggy.β My first appointment was at 11 and my […]
