Fighting Cancer the Walsh Way

Today, I am so sad for Shannen Doherty, and I’ve never even met her. Maybe it’s because we’re about the same age, maybe it’s because she’s someone I identified with when I was growing up, or maybe it’s because we’ve both been Walsh’s. We fought breast cancer at the same time the first time around, and we are now fighting Stage Four breast cancer at the same time. It feels good to be going through cancer with someone, even if you don’t know them. It’s like we are in it together when battling cancer is such a personal struggle, physically and mentally. I can’t help but wonder how her battle will go, and I can’t help but wonder how mine will go. She was an inspiration to me when I was a teenager, and she is an inspiration to me now. I know that she wants to keep her battle more private now as she is processing everything, but I am glad she has shared her journey with the public. It is definitely a different battle when it’s metastatic cancer.

I meet with the nurse practitioner in two days. I will have bloodwork, and I will ask her about my next scan and will update on Thursday from immunotherapy! No more chemo, at least for a bit!

And an update on my ankles — super swollen, super sore, and red still. So, I had to break down and buy compression socks. They are helping a ton. I saw Bombas has some, so I ordered a pair of those since they will be more stylish and, hopefully, more comfortable than my nylon type ones I have now! UGH!!!!!!