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Kicking Cancer’s Ass ~ 21 weeks down
WOW! All I can say even when life is slowly (and I mean slowly) getting back to a new normal I am amazed by the love and support from everyone…including strangers! I felt like a single mom having to do it all to now the hubs being able to help…much relief there and get so excited to see him improve on his daily activity. In the beginning he would peter out so quickly…like a simple task of taking a walk…it was literally 5 driveways down and we had to turn around to come back home…to walking a mile…even though it may have taken 45 minutes to walk that mile…he WALKED…
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Kicking Cancer’s Ass…12 weeks down and its still taking forever!
Now that treatment is over I feel the waiting is just terrible…its awful…watching the hubs in his worst pain the week after his last treatment was unbearable…and dealing with this feeding tube plain-ole SUCKS…there I said it…I know the damn thing is there to help him stay nourished by boy oh boy…I do not like it one bit… changing his feeding bags, crushing all his meds to administer them through the tube…all of this is so time consuming. And I am on my own now…while he was in treatment he was surrounded by the world’s greatest army ~ Cleveland Clinic who worked tirelessly keeping him afloat…with the main goal…cure…
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Still KICKING CANCER’S ASS…7 WEEKS AND COUNTING…
Everyday in the hospital I am grateful he is here…all the attention is he getting is far more than I can offer when he is home…and the good news is he will get Home Care for approximately 3 weeks when he is “released” from this place…such a bittersweet feeling…I miss him at home but know he’s at the right place right now…when he does come home the “nursing” staff is ME and I DO NOT have their patience…they know what they are doing…me I know what is ahead of me with this feeding tube thing…and turning all his meds into liquid and running it through his tube….ugh…why was I excited…
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Kicking Cancer’s ASS ~ 6 WEEKS DOWN AND STILL A PAIN IN OUR ASS…
So much has happened in the week and a half…the poor guy can’t catch a break. I’m actually enjoying working again because I’m gravitating to some normalcy and feeling pretty guilty about it because the hub’s new normalcy blows. It pretty much sucks the big one if you ask me…He tries so hard to eat but when he does he struggles and feels worse and worse as the day goes on and it becomes such a vicious cycle. He’s losing more and more weight and continues to walk around like a zombie almost feeling like he’s overmedicated but yet still in so much pain. I’m almost afraid to mention I…
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Kicking Cancer’s A** ~ 4 Weeks Down…
…its chemo day today and the hubs is being hospitalized. We had to come to radiation early in case he wouldn’t be able to make it like last time. Getting up at 4:30 am is a difficult task ~ especially if your emotionally and physically exhausted but I took pride today because I was up {the only way for me to get up at this hour is to pull an all-nighter} Today I am going to regret this…but what a better place to be than a hospital haha…I will just crash when the hubs is ready to crash. I remember the drive downtown… it was still dark out to make…
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Chagrin Falls Family Session…
How adorable are the Beg’s…three absolute beautiful sisters and gorgeous parents! After having the privilege of doing Julianne’s senior pictures the Beg’s called for a family session. The day worked out perfectly! I also found a few more nooks and crannies in Chagrin Falls that are awesome backdrops for photos! Here are my favorites from their session.
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Chagrin Falls High School Senior…Julianne
Meet Julianne…absolute pure light radiates off of her…so bubbly and simply adorable. I had so much fun doing her senior pictures…had a fear of rain for her session and we were able to knock it out before a downpour…I call that a success… Here are a few of my favorites from her session… B
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Kicking Cancer’s A*S ~ 3 Weeks Down… K
…wow…I have been called out! I was asked where my updated blog post on Greg was by 3 people! I am glad people are reading my blog…it helps keep my mind on track of things and sort my emotions out. This week I have been in major catch up mode and it is actually so nice that the week had very little uproar ~ PHEW! Sad to say it has become routine in the house…and at the Clinic. I have been thinking about the last few weeks and how scared it all becomes. Stressful and difficult things such as cancer are hard, and while they can someday teach you a…
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Chagrin Falls Senior…Hope
I had so much fun during Hope’s session…you couldn’t of asked for better lighting and weather! It also helps when you have a gorgeous senior…it makes a beautiful session! We started at her house and then headed to town. Chagrin Falls reminds me of my town so finding the good nooks and grannies behind buildings was easy! Here are a few of my favorites from our session.
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Kicking Cancer’s A** ~ Two Weeks Down…And We Already Had Enough
I last wrote a week ago today…thinking a week at a time was good enough to keep family and friends in the loop…boy was I wrong…Friday after the hubs had some extra fluids in him he came home and rested…honestly feeling so much better…The best he has felt since the whole treatment started. Saturday morning we were so excited to be able to sleep without having to wake up to an alarm clock…pure heaven if you ask me. Saturday was a typical day…trying to find something for him to eat since his taste buds are slowly going kaput…a few visitors to spend time with him and check to see how…
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Kicking Cancers A** ~ One Week Down…Six To Go…
I last blogged on the first day of chemo and radiation for Greg before we left the house…it was my way of therapy…but the moment we got in the car the nerves started going at it again. I kept staring at the hubs face {I’m sure he is going to get tired of me doing that} to see if I can find any sign of how he was feeling. Heather drove down with us and Sam met us there so talking in the car wasn’t awkward…for the most part…we had a morning show on and would switch to some music to help his mind at ease…well I hoped it did…and…
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2016 Chagrin Falls High School Senior…Austin
Austin Lucas…Chagrin Falls High School senior is a football and lacrosse player… I reconnected with his mom on Facebook {we went to school together…what seems to be a long time ago} and ended up taking her families pictures several times and was so happy to take Austin’s senior pics! We had a perfect day…the sun wasn’t extremely bright and the wind was very manageable which makes me one happy gal especially with this Ohio weather. I wish Austin all the luck in his future endeavors and I am sure to see him in the future…here are a few of my favorites from his session…and it also doesn’t hurt that he is…
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The Beginning of the End….The End of Cancer That Is…
…it was a normal doctor visit for Greg (the hubs) on November 20, 2015…complaint for a sore throat he had for some time…each visit they would give him a z-pac and some anti-inflammatory medication and see if it helps…come back and they can schedule a CT scan and referred to an ENT. Holidays came and went…but his sore throat never did…instead it become more painful and he had new pain in his ear. January 28th we thought was a normal visit…get a scope down the throat…feel for swollen glans…doc feels something so he ordered a CT…and to be completely honestly with you we didn’t think anything of it…went to grab…
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Tom and Kelly ~ Cleveland Wedding…
My wedding from last year is finally getting blogged…I am determined to catch up on this thing…and besides who doesn’t like seeing wedding photos? I love the entire day of their wedding…we started at the salon where all the girls {and mums} had all their up-dos done and went to her parents house to finish getting ready. I always like it when I get a chance to be at their family home…its much more personal…so much excitement and energy. All the dresses were perfect and it honestly was a gorgeous day {minus some of the wind}. The colors she chose were gorgeous for that time of year…and it was…
