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Rediscovery
In my head I see fog. I am walking around in a never ending abyss. Staring down at my shoes, Making sure I do not fall. All while making sure I do not look up. I struggle to find the right words, Recalling memories, Making the right choice, Interpreting people’s emotions by written words. I…
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Living with a Brain Injury
It is one step forward and two steps back. Each day starts with a handful of medications. Some to ease the mania and depression, others to help mitigate migraines and stimulate the brain. Intermittent waves is what my frontal lobe shows in testing. This causes apathy, mood swings, lack of executive functioning and difficulty with…
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Recovery is Hard
Hello all, I want to thank you all for still following my journey as it has been occurring for months at this point. I appreciate all of the thoughts, prayers, reaching out, and patience from those closest to me. My MRI as most of you saw was clear, however I still have numerous hoops to…
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Thank You Joe Biden
March 11th, 2021 So this letter below, I wrote on December 3rd and have been debating if I was going to post it, however tonight, I must. Joe Biden made me feel validated through his speech. I sobbed through the entire thing. I am posting, before the letter, my internal reflection due to his first…
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Day 125.
My journey started October 27th, 2020. 125 days ago. Over the past 125 days, I’ve learned a lot about myself, experienced a lot of new things, and learned to adapt constantly. I was told I had a large tumor that needed to be removed immediately that was found at my first CT scan. I have…
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23/33 Treatments Complete
It’s been awhile. I started radiation treatments on January 8th. My current expected end date is February 24th. This date is subject to change as the machine, which I call Agatha, can be a sassy machine and not work some days. If a day gets canceled, we add it on the backend. To clear up…
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Radiate Positivity
Happy Sunday y’all! We survived the first week of January. I survived the attempted coup, my first week of radiation and my breast biopsy came back negative! Woo! I had my first two radiation treatments this week at the Perelman Center at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia. My treatments occur in the Roberts Proton Therapy Center.…
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Pouring Rain
Would you rather it drizzle on and off consistently or downpour all at once? I have been weighing this questions with my medical journey all day today. I’d rather it pour all at once. In July, a small lump was found in my breast. Today was my 6 month follow up appointment. Tomorrow I now…
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Correlation between Numbness & Peace
Numb is an adjective. Per Webster dictionary numb has two definitions: 1: “unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body” 2: “unable to think, feel, or react normally because of something that shocks or upsets you” I am currently numb in both senses of the word. Due to my craniotomy, my neurosurgeon…
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Being Bold
The definition of be bold. The radiologist said I will 100% lose my hair on the right side so I got rid of it on my own. @beautywithang_ seriously, thank you. 💓 beccasjourney #meningioma #meningiomasurvivor #bebold
Becca’s Meningioma 2 Journey 