Showing posts with label Recurrence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recurrence. Show all posts

Monday, December 5, 2022

THIS AIN'T MY FIRST PINK RODEO

Hey, Y'all! My name is Pam, and this is my new blog. 

Some of you know that I have had other blogs over the years.

There was the blog about running, and more specifically....running marathons. Yes, I used to run marathons! Not very fast, but I ran them!

In October 2016, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I then created another blog about my daily struggles with chemo, surgery, radiation, and chemo brain. 

Next was a blog that was filled with a lot of random stuff. But, unfortunately, that blog died due to neglect. 

I've tried to get back to blogging several times but struggled because I wasn't sure I had anything worthwhile to write about. Covid? The Pandemic? I wasn't going anywhere or doing anything. I could have blogged about all my trips to the kitchen for comfort food!

2020

As if 2020 was not stressful enough!?? Seriously?? Are a pandemic and the ensuing quarantine not enough?? Let's just throw a cancer recurrence diagnosis into the mix!

I received my second diagnosis in early November 2020. After discussing my new treatment plan with my Oncologist, I was told that his office would set up an appointment for my husband and me to attend a Cancer Orientation class with an oncology nurse. A WHAT?? C'mon, Doc! Do you really think I need a lesson? 

The nurse was great, but this was old news, other than what side effects I could expect from my new meds. I just felt like screaming....."EXCUSE ME...THIS AIN'T MY FIRST PINK RODEO!" 

ON THE BLOG AGAIN?

So why go back to blogging now?? Yes, I do have more to write about these days. But do I have anything worthwhile to offer in the blogging world? I'm certainly not a real writer. My grammar leaves a lot to be desired, and now that I suffer from permanent chemo brain, I really struggle with even putting a sentence together. 

And yet, I seriously feel the need to blog. Maybe because it's a bit therapeutic? Also, two years after my second cancer diagnosis, I think I could share some things that might help someone else's breast cancer journey. 

NEW BLOG?

After contemplating whether I should resurrect my previous blog, I decided to create a new one. Yes, I thought a new one was the way to go. 

But, hmmm....what should I call this new blog?? 

Although I plan to write about various topics, I will definitely be sharing my experiences with cancer the second time around. 

So, even though I don't recall ever attending an actual rodeo, I decided that the only possible name for my new blog would be--

THIS AIN'T MY FIRST PINK RODEO

Although this new blog is a work in progress, I appreciate you stopping by.

I'll be back soon with my first actual post! 

                                                   



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