I had a lot riding on today- like, dreams, ambitions, unicorns, and rainbows. And yet, I aslo had to prepare myself for possible disappointment --like, rain, failure, and scientists conducting an experiment by decapitating a dog and keeping it alive with only its' head. 
It's been one month since I ended my treatments and I received my results this ( Read more... )

They asked me if I wanted to keep the mask and I said no. So she playfully -yet violently- threw it in the trash can right in front of me. I'm so glad she did that.

I hope I never have to see them again. It's nothing personal ; she always complimented me on my shoes and t-shirts. I never caught her name.

 My newest doctor is the estranged twin to hairstylist of the stars- and a star in his own right - Blow Out's weeping man of reality TV, Jonathan Antin. Although he's made a career out of fluffing hair and carries around more emotions that a PMSy teenage girl, Jonathan Antin is indeed a heterosexual man; a married one at that. As far as which way ( Read more... )

 
Every time I’m on my period, my reproductive system takes advantage and goes into retaliation. The whole camp plays a role; with the uterus as the leader (and main offender), the back-up troops, ovaries and fallopian tubes, are not far behind in doing whatever it is in their power to make my 5-7 days as miserable and uncomfortable as possible. It’ ( Read more... )

 I have been deprived of human interaction for so long (three months and counting, ugh!) that I'm beginning to dream in AIM conversations - since AIM is the only resource I have to stay in contact with my friends. It's my entire social life, basically.

Last Tuesday, I started a new treatment which will continue for the span of five weeks. It's an ( Read more... )

I have relapsed.

I'm in pretty bad shape
I'm not talking about my physique either, 
although that can use some immediate help.

Today I was stuck in a parking garage. 
I watched SUVs try to fit into spaces made for compact cars. 
All along while reading a depressing booklet filled with depressing information. 
They tried to sugarcoat it though,
every other ( Read more... )