Tag Archives: Being Tough

Irkiness

Posted on February 9, 2014 by kimmywink

This morning our household received an Emergency Warning on our cell phones stating Portlanders are encouraged to stay home to avoid snow and ice.  Snow and ice are not things we are used to here in the city.  I’m less … Continue reading →

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Swim-Swimminy

Posted on September 23, 2013 by kimmywink

On this trip to the Big Island I’ve opted to skip diving.  The main reason being, I’m not sure my ears are up for it.  I suffered severe pain in both ears as a result from Whole Brain Radiation (WBR). … Continue reading →

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Honesty, Orange, Baseball

Posted on June 7, 2013 by kimmywink

My radiation oncologist gave me three words to remember at our first appointment.  It’s a silly game to see if I’m suffering from any memory loss. He switched up the words at the last appointment. I wonder if he will … Continue reading →

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Cancer be damned!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by kimmywink

I don’t know what it was about yesterday but I woke up mad.  I was angry at cancer. Furious, actually. I was not feeling worse than any other day.  My anger was not directed to what cancer has done to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birdies

Posted on December 21, 2012 by kimmywink

Now that the backyard is looking all spiffy the birds are a coming!  They love it; probably not as much as I do, but close. I’ve always been pretty obsessed with cardinals.  The beautiful bird, not the baseball team or … Continue reading →

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Take what you can, Give nothing back

Posted on November 26, 2012 by kimmywink

Several days ago, while hanging with some cancer friends, a woman proclaimed, “I don’t let cancer take things away from me.” Huh.  Cancer sure has taken from me I thought.  Loads of things.   I don’t let it.  I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Mental Toughness

Posted on September 10, 2012 by kimmywink

Sitting in the sports bar at Sea-Tac airport I had a flashback to my jock days. All of my childhood and most of my young adulthood I was a jock involved in traditional team sports.  I distinctly remember coaches shouting … Continue reading →

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