A Second Chapter

Category: Personal

  • Vulnernability with a Capital V

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    When I first started this blog it didn’t even have a name. It was originally hosted on my husband’s website because we started it solely as a means for him to update friends and family on how I was doing after my mastectomy. Once I started writing more though we no longer felt it should…

  • Rewind: One Week Post Op

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    Friendly reminder that content is likely NSFW and definitely gross. Well, I hope you got your fill of cookies, because today kids, we’re back at it. By the time my first week post-op appointment came after my Stage Two surgery, I was pretty psyched to be able to shower by myself. With Stage One, that…

  • Seasons Eatings!

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    The people said they wanted more cookies, so more cookies they shall get! Since some of you likely don’t follow me on Instagram, I thought I’d share quick pics of some of the cookies I made for family and friends over the holidays. (These were very quick as I was trying to get several of…

  • Rewind: First Days Following Stage Two

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    When I was finally able to get out of my hospital bed the day after surgery (with assistance, but still), guess what was the first place I motored to? One million dollars to the person who first guessed – the Icee machine! Ah, you know, it’s the little things in life, isn’t it? Well, like…

  • Rewind: Post Stage 2 Surgery

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    Truth be told, I did not want to write this post. Nor post these photos. They’re just too…too…I don’t know honestly…raw, I guess. For many reasons. But, I made a commitment to myself to share as much as I possibly can publicly in the hopes that sharing my experiences (good and bad), may help someone…

  • Three Weeks Post-Op & Cookies Were Had

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    Friendly reminder that content is NSFW. Today, I’m officially four weeks post op and as promised, I wanted to share my three week post op photos. Things are looking very good. It’s amazing how fast the bruising has gone away and I attribute at least part of that to starting oral Arnica a few days…

  • Rewind: The Calm Before the Surgery

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    As I enter my third week post-op (progress pics to come), I’m feeling so much better than when I had last written an update that first week post-op. After 22+ hours on the road, we’re back in Colorado and I’m continuing my recovery at our friends home in Winter Park, where we’ve been staying since…

  • Los Espookys

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    We interrupt our scary surgery posts with some scares of a little more traditional nature; a little celebration of Halloween in one of the spookiest cities in the world. Thankfully that title is not literal and we were only playing Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) revelers. We arrived in town just in…

  • Don’t Opioid and Write

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    That’s a saying we teach to high schoolers especially right around prom time, right? No? I think I’m thinking of something else then. Something way more important. But, thanks to these lovely pain pills, my memory seems to be taking a vacay, (along with my bowels). Mmmmm, kay…so that’s probably where the title of this…

  • Progress Photos and Surgery: Stage Two

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    Now that I’m two and half months post Stage One surgery and am gearing up for Stage Two, I realized that I never shared some “progress” photos. My scars were already looking so much better at the four week point and of course, look even better today. But very soon, I’m afraid they’ll be red…