Eternal Hippies A Year Homemade and Beyond

I am now 12 radiation treatments into it and the fatigue is kicking my butt! I have had to resort to drinking coffee on work days just to stay awake. On days off, I sleep a lot. 12 to 16 hours a day on weekends. Last Saturday I took Mom and Sean to lunch, but it was a real struggle. My body just didn't want to be moving around. Today, even with coffee, I am struggling. I don't normally drink coffee, just herbal teas. I've had nausea as well. Biggest bummer is that I have gained 10 pounds since this radiation has started. My hair continues to grow and is still very soft and fluffy. I am hoping in a couple of weeks I can shed the chemo hats at work. But I won't stop wearing them until my scalp doesn't show. For comfort, I have been watching youtube videos on homesteading and nomadic travelers. My favorite right now are Weed em & Reap , Off Grid w/ Doug & Stacy , Nomadic Fanatic , and just to drool, Hercules Candies .oh, and I shouldn't forget Luke M...

Day 4 of my horror/freak show. It is now obvious that my hair is falling out. And not just because there is hair all over my shoulders, getting into my eyes, landing on everything! All around I look and there is at least one hair sitting there mocking me. Plus, I got a big shock yesterday afternoon. I was reading the news and found out that Beverly McClellan died of cancer. I don't know her and I have never watched "The Voice" from which she was a contestant. But she died of the same cancer as me. Stage 3 endometrial cancer. It had spread to her bladder, colon and intestines. She was only 49years old. I have stage 3 endometrial cancer and I find out next week how far it has spread. From what I understand, she only lived 7 months from the time of her diagnosis. But Joe reminded me that we don't know all of her circumstances and we don't know all of mine, yet. But 7 months is not a long time. I don't want to die! I better go. Tears are trying to ...

It's day 3 of the horror/freak show that is my life. The hair is still falling out everywhere! It's in the shower, the pillow, my clothes, the desk, and it itches! My scalp stings, aches and yes, itches. I changed up my homemade shampoo to make it more gentle. Now my recipe is: 1 cup chamomile tea, using 2 tea bags 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon olive oil 3/4 cup liquid Dr. Bronner's baby soap Steep tea for 30 minutes with honey. Remove tea bag. Add olive oil and then Dr. Bronner's baby soap. When thinking about how to change my shampoo, I researched what ingredients were in commercial baby shampoos. And three things were common, chamomile, honey and olive oil. Two of those items were already in my shampoo recipe. Easy. Now for the horror pics! Keep in mind these are just what I have lost during work hours. It doesn't include what I loose in the shower each day, which has been clogging up the shower! First we have yesterday's losses:  Morning loss ...