Hey y'all! I apologize for not posting for so long. I'm grateful to and appreciate all of my readers!! In April of this year, after my second relapse I started a new chemo trial. I had to remove myself from the trial around the end of June, beginning of July, because one of the chemos, …
Author: rachaelblogs
Hello there! Thanks for stopping by! My name is, very obviously, Rachael. Here, you will find my thoughts and opinions on things happening in my life, good and bad. I created this page simply because writing down my feelings helps me to cope with them. I hope to inspire others as I echo and reflect on events in my life. All walks of life are welcomed! I love people; God created us for one another and we should love one another as brothers and sisters. Much love!
Love
I have a love. A love of people. I just really love people. I love watching how people react to things and what makes them mad versus laugh. How they portray themselves and deal with emotions. I've always considered myself an empathic being. I'm very emotional. I don't feel that is a bad trait. I …
Venting *Strong Language
This post is not for pity, but simply meant as a pathway for my negative feelings to leave me. This may upset some, it may not. This will be brutally honest. Right now I have a lot of emotions. I've been feeling really left out of things lately. I know that people are scared …
Whoa… It’s Been a While
Hello friends! I wish I could tell you that. I come with good news. As of June 7th, my tumor is 6mm larger. It is now 11mm. But that's not all. About four weeks after starting chemotherapy, I noticed my lung capacity shrinking. I would sing song that I am very familiar with, and couldn't …
Relapse
April 3, 2018 Fear. Heart racing. Internal screaming. Looking between people. Dry throat, no words. The doctors' voices goes in and out. No visible tears, but obvious sadness. "What do we do? What can we do?" Mom mutters. "We have options" Dr. Merchant sighs. As he begins to list off the very limited amount of …
Over the past couple of weeks I have been so extremely stressed it's affecting everything I do. When I try to let go of some stress, something comes along and stresses me out again. I am finally in my final semester of college and it's great, I'm so excited to graduate in May! All my …
Grow
My words are as much encouragement for myself as for others. We all lose hope sometimes and we all stumble. Lets build each other up. Let your light shine! January 11 I began my final semester at River Parishes Community College (RPCC). God willing, I will graduate with an assosiates in general studies with a …
