by Jenny Miller | Aug 9, 2013 | Cancer
I just spent the better part of a week in bed. Treatment #3 knocked me flat on my butt. My husband took the week off of work and has been corralling the kids, cooking the meals, giving the baths and cleaning up the messes. That left me in bed with no ability but to...
by Jenny Miller | Jul 29, 2013 | Cancer, Emotional Difficulty
Today was a rough one. My mom had her double mastectomy today. The last two nights, I laid awake til the wee hours of the morning thinking about what she was going to have to go through, and also thinking about how I was going to have to do the same thing in a few...
by Jenny Miller | Jul 20, 2013 | Cancer, Emotional Difficulty
I cannot believe it’s almost been a full month since I last posted. I’ve went to post a few times, and then stopped because I wasn’t sure what to say honestly. So much has happened in this last four weeks that I think my brain and emotions have just...
by Jenny Miller | Jun 29, 2013 | Cancer
Since starting this cancer journey, I’ve had some anxious moments. One of those was the fact that I was going to lose my hair. Now that I’ve been through chemo, I would even say the anxiety of losing my hair has been greater. I knew the day was coming...
by Jenny Miller | Jun 22, 2013 | Cancer, Emotional Difficulty
As much as I want to post an inspirational strong post, I said at the onset of this experience that I would be raw and honest. So that I am… Today has been emotionally and mentally the toughest day of it all. Not because of any particular event that has...
by Jenny Miller | Jun 20, 2013 | Cancer
Tonight I had the first support group meeting since starting this journey. After leading many support groups over the years, it felt different going to one needing so much. I did have a bit of anxiety. I walked into the building and sat down on the couch. There was a...