This is a beautiful hike! Great for families, kids, and puppies! The trail starts out fairly flat, with a bit of an incline toward the end. The trail is very shaded until you get to the very end, where you spill out into an open, rocky area with a view of the Big Four Ice [...]
RINGING THE GONG
My last day of radiation treatment happens to fall on Guam's Liberation Day!!!! You can't see me, but I'm totally doing a *happy dance*! Thank you to everyone who has been there for me, especially to Ryan and Patti for driving me to my treatments. I have a scan this coming Friday, so stay tuned for [...]
5TH ANNUAL RUNNING OF THE BULLS
It’s the 5th Annual Queen Anne Running of the Bulls!!! I go every year as a spectator but this year I decided that I was going to bike the 3rd of a mile run - armed with squirt guns and water balloons. The run begins at 2 pm from Queen Anne’s Paragon Bar and Restaurant [...]
THE PERFECT LIL POOL HOUSE
This Fourth of July weekend was one of the best I’ve had so far! I can clearly remember last year pretty well because it was during the time I had my first surgery. So being well off than last year, I wanted to make the best of this holiday. Luckily a friend had a pool [...]
TAKING STOCK 06
Making: shishkabobs Cooking: …more like bbq’ing steaks and ribs Drinking: cranberry mojitos Reading: “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt Wanting: to find an outdoor swimming pool so I can relax and soak up the sun Looking: forward to my sidekick getting married next month Playing: with the puppies Wasting: food…I don’t have much of an appetite [...]
DAY 6
So it’s Day 6 of radiation and so far I've been hanging in there. I feel nauseous from time to time but overall not so bad. I do feel tired, but I always feel that way so it’s hard to tell if it’s from radiation or just lack of sleep. I've also been having more [...]
DAY 1
Today is my first day of treatment. After checking in at the front desk, I was given a pager that prompts me to head to the fitting rooms to change into the hospital gown. I then proceed into my assigned machine, which by the way is the only machine I’m allowed to use. The nurses [...]
DADDY DEAREST
You are the first man to ever love me, make sacrifices for me, and give me the strength and guidance to be where I am today. I love you. Happy Father's Day Dad!
MY FIRST TATTOO
Before I go in for radiation treatment, I had to first get fitted into my machine. But first I had to drink a “protein” shake and as usual I feel like throwing up as I'm trying to keep it down. But the liquid helps to locate the tumor, so I do my best to be [...]
SO, HERE’S THE PLAN
This has to be got to be one of the most colorful and fun rooms at UW Medical. After meeting with the radiation oncologist at UW Medical, it has been decided that radiation treatment will take place prior to surgery. So why radiation over chemotherapy? Luckily for me, the tumor is localized and so doing [...]
ROUND 2
Just as I was getting my life back on track, I get news that puts me right back at square one. Now that my worst year was all behind me, sadly I'm faced with another battle.. a much bigger one. A couple weeks ago, I started having severe pains on the left side of my [...]
TAKING STOCK 05
Making: party banners Cooking: pineapple ribs Drinking: Ziggy Zoggy (summer lager) Reading: “The Snow Child” by Eowyn Ivey Wanting: to just sit out in the sun and work on my tan Looking: forward to using my new blue reading glasses Playing: Dungeon Defenders Wasting: bobby pins Sewing: nothing Wishing: for a miracle Enjoying: brunches @ [...]
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