Tag: doreen
6. Drain-free, hooray!
April 19, 2022 Update, post-op day 19. Doreen packed an entire day of patience. First – picked up pathology specimens. Next – visited the surgeon to get the drain out, hooray! (Edited to add: first drain was removed last week, this is the second – and last – drain… so now I am drain-free) Waited […]
5. A Pink-Themed Wednesday
April 6, 2022 A pink-themed Wednesday. Doreen posing with some of my get well gifts. Giant bougainvillea somewhere in New Manila, spotted on the way to the convent of the Pink Sisters (a contemplative order of Roman Catholic religious women who are formally known as the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters). Mom and I stopped by […]
4. Post-Operative Day 1
April 1, 2022 Post-op day one is nearing its end. Thankful for controlled pain, and that nausea and lightheadedness are gone. Also thankful for a portable wireless keyboard that made it easier to update everyone – typing on the phone screen’s keyboard would have been terrible for my thumbs. Doreen is doing a good job […]
3. Meet Doreen
March 30, 2022 Meet Doreen. She is the wife of Dave the Travel Pig. Doreen was gifted to me in 2010 by my coworker and good friend Lori. Fast forward to 2022 and Doreen is now my personal breast cancer mascot. We are headed to the hospital tonight for surgery tomorrow – mine, not hers! […]
