Author Archives: Amandabreeden

As I was finishing up my first round of chemotherapy, I was scheduled for a mid-chemo MRI to see if the chemo was working or not. Back into the MRI machine I go, laying supine, naked, boobs hanging into thin air squeezed between little slits- modesty out the window. Let’s see if these last 11Continue reading “Done”

As the first round of chemotherapy was coming to an end… I spent my 11th chemo infusion with both of my parents. While Austin (my husband) worked from his laptop in the lobby, my parents and I had our “coffee date” and chatted about being almost done with my first round of chemotherapy. If youContinue reading “First Round”

Chemo #10 was spent with one of my life long friends Sophie. We played soccer together growing up and have stayed close ever since! Again, I was calling my chemo sessions “coffee dates” because it put a better vibe on the day. I get to spend my day with one of my best friends andContinue reading “Mindset”

If you have been following along, you might remember the port I had placed the day before I started chemotherapy due to insurance authorization delays. It did not seem like a big deal at the time. I was able to get chemotherapy through the port and continue on without any issues for the first fewContinue reading “That damn port”

After chemo #8 the side effects began to have a cumulative effect. The fatigue began to set in and I would get more anxious than usual. Started to really lose my eyebrows which made me feel self conscious…. Continuing to take the white blood cell shots 3 days after chemotherapy and beginning to get somewhatContinue reading “Chemo #9”

Back to chemo talk. Chemotherapy #8 was spent with friends who are basically family- Kelsey and Lindsay. I remember this chemo day as the day the “pre-meds” hit me extra hard. As I mentioned in my prior posts, before they administer the chemotherapy drugs they infuse your pre-chemo medications (Benadryl, Pepcid, and steroids). I alwaysContinue reading “Pre-meds”

I think one of the hardest parts about going through cancer treatment was accepting help from others. If you know me, you know that I am a very independent, stubborn person who likes to do things on my own. Well, this experience pushed me to become a better version of myself. I think I wasContinue reading “Hats off to you”

As the chemotherapy sessions went by, I continued my workout regimen and keto diet. One of the biggest reasons I started this blog was to hopefully get knowledge out there on how much this helped me through treatment. I had the best support system- two of my best friends would come over every morning, Monday-Friday,Continue reading “Exercise”

So while my chemotherapy sessions go by, more work is being done behind the scenes. So many people reached out to me asking, “What do you need? What can we do to help?” My answer was always, “nothing, I am doing okay, just hanging in there.” Which in my mind, I was! I was stillContinue reading “How can we help?”

Chemotherapy session number seven was spent with my lifelong friend Brooke. We played soccer together as young kids and then went on to middle school and high school together. She lives in Seattle and drove all the way over to spend a day in the life of chemotherapy with me. It was just like everyContinue reading “Chemo #7”