I don’t care which side of this election you are on – it’s stressful. And I don’t know what your coping mechanisms are but I can vacillate between stress-snacking, stress-cleaning, stress-shopping, stress-running, stress-writing, and stress-project“ing” At this moment I am doing the last two (after doing the previous three earlier). So while I was stress-runningContinue reading “Exciting News on a Stressful Day!”
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Election 2020 Thoughts
If you aren’t Southern, you may not understand what being worn “slap out” feels like – I’m sorry, I can’t fix non-Southern for you, but it means really tired. Yesterday it was a crash day for me. I laid down with Gus after lunch and was dead to the world until Marsh called around 4:00Continue reading “Election 2020 Thoughts”
Thankful to be worn “slap out” (and my ramblings about the election)
November 6, 2020 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal If you aren’t Southern, you may not understand what being worn “slap out” feels like – I’m sorry, I can’t fix non-Southern for you, but it means really tired. Yesterday it was a crash day for me. I laid down with Gus after lunch and wasContinue reading “Thankful to be worn “slap out” (and my ramblings about the election)”
Our First Project! Pajama Packs!
So, one thing about this site is – it’s not all about me 🙂 I aim to use my hard earned wisdom to help others encountering this scary Cancer world for the first (or maybe fifth) time. I want to help make it not so bad for others in the same boat. Sooooooo…… out ofContinue reading “Our First Project! Pajama Packs!”
CancerMamma.com
October 31, 2020 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal So I’ve been working on a project (well, lots of projects actually) and here is the beginning of it – I have a website! Be patient, I have four hungry boys to raise and a husband to love so the development of all these ideas willContinue reading “CancerMamma.com”
Not Fried Chicken and Chemo
October 30, 2020 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal So, the health update first, then if you want to figure out where that title came from you can read on. At my last appointment, we did hear the rest of my pathology report from the bone marrow biopsy. I had a couple of things mixedContinue reading “Not Fried Chicken and Chemo”
Like Sands Through the Hourglass – 100 DAYS! {really 88 but read on}
August 22, 2020 The older I get (which seems to happen faster and faster these days!), time seems to be constantly slipping away – or maybe it’s just that I appreciate it more and want to hold onto it but can’t because it truly is like the sand in the hourglass, or trying to gripContinue reading “Like Sands Through the Hourglass – 100 DAYS! {really 88 but read on}”
It’s October already?! Here’s what I want for my bday… (and biopsy results!)
October 4, 2020 Seriously, HOW is it October already?! For as much crazy stuff that I have been through this year, it has still seemed to fly by. My birthday will be here in less than two weeks (I’m turning 32 AGAIN….that one just seems to be repeating itself – I don’t understand this phenomenonContinue reading “It’s October already?! Here’s what I want for my bday… (and biopsy results!)”
It’s October already?! Here’s what I want for my bday… (and biopsy results!)
October 4, 2020 · from Lesley’s original CaringBridge journal Seriously, HOW is it October already?! For as much crazy stuff that I have been through this year, it has still seemed to fly by. My birthday will be here in less than two weeks (I’m turning 32 AGAIN….that one just seems to be repeating itselfContinue reading “It’s October already?! Here’s what I want for my bday… (and biopsy results!)”
Waiting is Hard
September 2, 2020 “Mama, waiting is hard,” is something Gus has said a lot lately. Today he added, “I don’t like to wait.” Oh Buddy, do I ever know how you feel! I have had so many times in my life where I had to wait for things and was pretty well convinced that GodContinue reading “Waiting is Hard”
