Monthly Archives: December 2022

The best problem I could have

Posted on 31/12/2022 by Sally

I alluded to growing up unsure of love in a previous post. When I was a kid, love was something that I could not count on-it was unreliable because it could go away at any time. It could be betrayed … Continue reading →

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Anxiety, the anti-love story.

Posted on 29/12/2022 by Sally

Introduction: There may be a thing that I might need to worry about sometime possibly in the distant future. Chapter 1: Disregard the tons of love and support surrounding me, doubt it all, believe The Anxiety when it says it’s … Continue reading →

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I’m having Very Big Feelings

Posted on 19/12/2022 by Sally

The post anesthesia love-fest seems to have passed, but I am still feeling Very Deep Things. I wonder how long it takes for this to fade. I think having surgery for a disease that would like to kill me versus … Continue reading →

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Meh.

Posted on 14/12/2022 by Sally

Cancer. Take it or leave it. 1/10 would not recommend? What’s frightening about breast cancer is that it can go so long undetected. No symptoms, sometimes very difficult to feel (like me-I still can’t feel the lump), nothing other than … Continue reading →

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It’s still unreal

Posted on 07/12/2022 by Sally

I find myself separating myself from the word cancer. It doesn’t help that I don’t feel sick at all other than my post-covid lungs. I keep making myself say that I have cancer so that my brain takes it in. … Continue reading →

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Pre-surgeon post

Posted on 01/12/2022 by Sally

Thoughts before my appointment: It would be kinda cool if the instrument they used to scoop out the cancer was like a roto-rooter and ice cream scoop combo. Would you like a single or double scoop? What was my mom … Continue reading →

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