Tag: Brain Cancer
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How to Help Kid’s With Sick Parents-Mom’s Cancer Story-Fighting Melanoma
We’re at the hospital again. Mom had a seizure and fell in the kitchen this morning. This was her second seizure, except this time wasn’t because she didn’t refill her meds. She made a pot of coffee, put the spaghetti she wanted to have for dinner on the counter, and then started walking in circles.…
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He Did It Again-The God Who Moves Mountains-Mom’s Cancer Story-Gag Me With A Spoon Why Don’t You?
I’m sorry for such a delayed post. You’re all probably hating me right now. Mom made it through, she’s okay. The surgery went according to plan, no mess ups. Doctors were worried and prepared us for the possibility of her not leaving the table. God gave us another miracle. On day one, after surgery, Mom…
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What Coming Off Steroids Is Like-Immunotherapy and Radiation
Mom’s first dose of Immunotherapy was yesterday. We haven’t had issues with the medicine, not anything that’s out of the ordinary. The doctors say it’s all going as planned. They had to take her off of the steroids because it would alter how the Immunotherapy reacts with the body and we want it to work…
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God Is Not On Trial-Mom’s Cancer Story
Throughout all of Mom’s cancer, the past five years; from the first day she noticed a mark on her skin. God will not be put on trial. For everyone who doesn’t truly know what all happened. God is NOT on trial. If mom passed, I will love Him and worship Him, even more, the next…
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Another Friday Night In The Hospital- It’s the Same and It’s Different
Another Friday night in the ER. Another rushing from work to the hospital, crying in the car, praying for the same things. Mercy. The same text from dad, a picture of the waiting room from my little brother’s Ipad; sitting in the same chair. It’s just like the time before, and before that, and the…
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Mom’s Brain Cancer Story-Refusing Medicine Isn’t Faith-I’m Exhausted
I don’t recognize my parents anymore. Fried fish sticks for dinner, strange television preachers; awake at 3:00 am and asleep at noon. Dad sitting at the kitchen counter in the dark of the morning wondering how he’ll get through the day. He still fakes a smile for me though before I leave for work. The…
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Brain Surgery Part #2- Growing up in A Hospital
Hey! I’m back! It turns out that it wasn’t mom’s fancy church heels that were making her tired. On Tuesday we rushed her into the ER, her head started hurting like it did back in August and she knew not to wait to go to the hospital this time. Her MRI came back showing two…
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When Mom Hates Your Boyfriend-Family Secrets
Heya blog friends. Why are you up at 1:00am? Some of you have been following along with me because you can relate to cancer posts. Sometimes I forget that my mom has cancer, she’s so “zipped lips” about it. Tonight, on my way out of the house to drive my boyfriend’s cousins to his house,…
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Chemo and Radiation- Real Faith vs. Denial.
I know this is my third cancer post in a row, frankly that’s life as of late so that’s my blogging content. Mom’s brain tumor was removed on August 18th, results came back as what we dreadfully expected: Malignant Melanoma, two words I’ve become very familiar with. Every doctor we see is full of fear,…
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What it’s like to Grow Up in a Hospital- Brain Cancer Almost Killed my Mom this Week.
It’s my mother’s birthday month and she’s been sick for all of it. She’s been a walking miracle these past two years. On January 31st, 2020; my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 Melanoma, and ever since she hit every doctor with shock and awe when they saw her living in such radiant health. The…
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