Tag: cancer

• Understanding My Lost Anticipated History

  

  I said, “I was healthy until the moment a doctor told me I wasn’t. And nothing prepares you for that.” He replied, “Carolyn, we are all one test away.” It’s cruel really, how your world changes in an instant but the effects are infinite.

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  February 22, 2025

  About Me, MS

  anticipated history, cancer, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, disease, family, HSCT, life, love, lung cancer, mental health, mourning, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, writing

• Speaking the same language

  

  Despite seeing my oncologist, I craved a neurological sign of success.

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  October 23, 2022

  HSCT, MS

  cancer, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, doctors, HSCT, medical literacy, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, neurology, oncology

• Hair

  

  So this is one milestone that was weird, quirky and fun. The cause behind it is intense, but for me, the loss of my hair was no big deal.

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  June 1, 2022

  HSCT, MS

  bald, cancer, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, hair loss, haircut, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, shaved head

• Guest Author: Observations from Chemotherapy

  

  Wednesday was a hard day, and I was just an observer and a pack mule. My perspective is one of friend, caregiver and all-around sassy, judgement-filled short person.

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  May 15, 2022

  Guest Post, HSCT, MS

  anger, best friend, cancer, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, cytoxan, depression, feelings, friendship, helplessness, HSCT, MS, Multiple Sclerosis