by Kandis | Nov 7, 2024 | Day to Day
I’ve been trying it figure out how to write this blog post for almost six weeks. I’m still not sure what to say or exactly how to share what is in my head but I decided that maybe it was just time to type and see what came out. September 19th marked 1 year...
by Kandis | Aug 30, 2024 | Day to Day, Hope
One of the most frustrating parts of going through chemotherapy – and probably the subsequent treatments I went through as well – is feeling like your brain just can’t do things that it used to do. I have always been a thinker, a writer and a person...
by Kandis | Aug 14, 2024 | Day to Day
The last two weeks have been filled with I DID IT! moments. Things that a year ago I couldn’t even imagine. And though they may seem like minor things to most people, they were huge to me and so I’m going to share them with you all. I went tubing! You all...
by Kandis | Jul 29, 2024 | Day to Day
It’s time! I’m ready, I think. I’ve been holding off on scheduling a hair cut. Cutting my hair short before chemo didn’t really bother me. Losing my hair wasn’t particularly stressful. Having it grow back in has been a learning curve...
by Kandis | May 3, 2024 | Day to Day
One of the things I get asked a lot is, “Are things back to normal?” The quick most accurate answer is the one no one wants to hear. No, things are not back to normal. But rarely do I feel at liberty to say that there are still things that are hard, still...
by Kandis | Apr 11, 2024 | Day to Day
You know when you were a teenager and every time you turned around your wardrobe didn’t fit because you were suddenly three inches taller or twenty pounds heavier or now you had hips? That’s what I currently feel like. My body has taken quite the beating...
