Posted on January 1, 2018
by Valerie Powell
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I fail to find the right words for this year so often (if there is such a thing) but here I am again writing stuff and throwing it out into the public like it’s different from all the stuff i’ve already said. The timing…
Category: Reflections, Where are we now?Tags: 2017, 2018, auld lang syne, birmingham, cancer, cancer blog, faith, family, fatigue, fear, Healing, marriage, new years, perspective, reflection
Posted on December 29, 2017
by Valerie Powell
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WARNING: Gross pictures included Many of you have heard my stories about radiation and others actually watched it happen, but what you may not have seen unless you work with me or live with me is all the disgusting things that happened to my…
Category: Where are we now?Tags: cancer, cancer blog, fear, gross, Healing, nose bleeds, radiation oncology, radiation therapy, radiation treatment, rope saliva, salivary gland tumor, side effects, skin toxicity, tongue ulcers, tumor
Posted on November 3, 2017
by Valerie Powell
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WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Post-op you may have read How It Healed that chronicled the progress of my incision and drain removal as it healed up, so I thought that it was only fair if I created one for my skin toxicity and it’s recovery from…
Category: Where are we now?Tags: birmingham, cancer, cancer blog, faith, fatigue, Healing, marriage, pathology, radiation oncology, radiation therapy, radiation treatment, side effects, skin toxicity, tongue ulcers, tumor
Posted on August 2, 2017
by Valerie Powell
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WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES For some crazy reason, I thought surgery wouldn’t be a big deal and the first week of recovery would be a little tough and then the next week would be more like a staycation at home while they made sure everything…
Category: Where are we now?Tags: adenoid cystic carcinoma, birmingham, cancer, cancer blog, ent, jp drain, parotid gland, parotidectomy, pathology, salivary gland tumor, surgery, surgery recovery, tumor, uab, uab hospital, william carroll