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Treatment’s Over…What now?
Posted on March 11, 2019 by Valerie Powell
This period, often called “the lull” is BY FAR the hardest period of time you will experience in comparison to all the others. It’s the time immediately following treatment, and for most, it’s the first time that you are without any kind of active… Continue Reading “Treatment’s Over…What now?”
Category: Radiation Education, UncategorizedTags: cancer, nutrition, post-treatment, radiation therapy, radiation treatment
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Ya know…there are a LOT of downsides to the special hell cancer and radiation treatment brings (and continues to bring in some cases) but I’m more of a “bright side” ☀️ kind of girl sooo check out that jawline!! Surgery basically gave me a semi-face lift and radiation did a magic shrink wrap thing to my neck so super defined jawline it is for me…but just on the left side. 🙃 Celebrating the tiny things today and smiling for health and miraculous healing always! Onward and upward! (And how cute is my hubs 🥰)
5. WHOLE. YEARS. AGO. My life changed forever in the most unexpected way and shattered me to my very core. 5 whole years ago I didn’t know if I would see today. I was terrified of what the next day or week would bring and my mental and emotional state, not to mention my identity, was nothing but a pile of ashes. But the good Lord held me in the mighty palm of His hand and gently led me day by day, moment by moment, carefully piecing me back together and reminding me who I am and who He is. If you’ve been around for any length of time, you KNOW firsthand how unspeakably hard these past 5 years have been and how hard I’ve fought to be “normal” again. I will always have daily reminders of what I went through to wade through and I will always look back in awe that it was me in these pictures but today I’m filled with simple joy reflecting back on my journey and all the Lord has carried me through. Thank you, Jesus. Onward and upward! #goneglandagone
I. Am. 100%. Cancer free. I could cry big ugly crocodile tears. It’s 4 days before the 5yr anniversary of the day that changed every single day since. The day that shipwrecked me on an island I never wanted to be on. And let me tell you, I’ve exhausted every survival tactic and resource within my reach these past 5 years. Today the rescue plane showed up and carried me back to safety.
The literal only picture I took today. It was scan day. And one of the longest I’ve had in a while since diagnosis in 2017. I envisioned my 5yr follow up to be somewhat of a relief, a lifted burden, a really good deep breath that marks a long-awaited milestone. And it was…sort of. But it was also the stark realization that there’s no real known “safe zone” for the type of head and neck cancer I had. It’s a lifetime of periodical follow-ups. But more than that, it feels like another lifetime of fear to wade through that I thought I was past.
Many of you will recognize this setup before I tell you 🥴 Today was my first scope. And it was as terrible as I imagined. Blog post coming soon! #ent #otolaryngology #scopecam
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Gone, Glanda, Gone 