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AND THIS TOO SHALL PASS
A Journey Through Recurrent Breast Cancer
By Sally D. Robertson


Deja Vu
Many of you have inquired as to how radiation went this first week. Well, I did not start. We had a small change in plans. I will be...
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Feb 10, 20241 min read


Dress Rehearsal
Yesterday brought my Radiation Dress Rehearsal. I timed driving to the hospital, parking, walking from the parking to the hospital,...
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Feb 3, 20242 min read


Branded
Radiation is a new experience for me. Despite all my cancer treatments, I have never gone through it. Well, here it comes.... On Tuesday,...
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Jan 25, 20241 min read


I've Got to Tell You.......
A very strange thing is happening to me. I am struggling a bit with figuring out who I am and my purpose now that chemo is over. For...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read


A Thursday's Reflections
It's Thursday.......and I DON'T have chemo! Wow, it feels good to say that. Today would have been Week 18 and I would have finished the...
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Jan 18, 20242 min read


It's A New Day
A lot can change in one week. After last weekend in the hospital and more treatment at CancerCare, things changed. I am done with chemo....
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Jan 12, 20242 min read


3, 2, 1........
Happy New Year! My theme for 2024 is "Improvement". My motto is "**** Cancer"! Yes, rather vulgar and uncouth. But in all my soul...
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Jan 5, 20243 min read


Melancholy
Today was supposed to be my last chemo. Unfortunately I am only at 15 of 18. So three more to go. I am scheduled to be finished now on...
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Dec 29, 20233 min read


It's a Chemo Christmas After All
Much to my surprise, I got chemo today. I received both drugs. Yay! One cycle closer to being done. I'm going to take the week off from...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read


Back On Track
I Got Chemo!! Yesterday's weekly labs showed my counts had indeed started recovering. Six shots later and I was deemed suitable for...
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Dec 15, 20232 min read
Mixed Emotions
The 12 Days of Christmas has officially begun! I have always loved this time of year. It seems especially poignant now that my children...
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Dec 13, 20231 min read


Trust
It was Thursday. Labs, oncologist, and chemo. But not this week. Despite three Granix shots over this past week, my counts did not...
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Dec 8, 20232 min read
Just Another Day
It's been an eventful few days. The hilarious teletubby photo is me in the hospital undergoing a seizure study. They glued about 30...
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Dec 5, 20231 min read


And Then This Happened……
Had to share this with all of you. I have morphed into a Teletubby! This look has given me the best laugh I've had in awhile. I hope you...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Are We There Yet???
It's been a tough week. I did not feel well for days. My repeat Week 11 was full of issues and surprises. When I went yesterday to...
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Dec 1, 20232 min read


Happy Thanksgiving
I get today off..... Due to the holiday, chemo was moved up to Wednesday (yesterday). I tried getting the week off but was assured they...
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Nov 23, 20232 min read


Chemo is Coming for Me
Another Thursday of labs, a doctor visit, and chemo has come to pass. I was extremely borderline based on both lab results and what all I...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
Damn. There Go the Eyelashes......
The effects of chemo never cease to amaze me. This morning I lost almost all of my lower eyelashes while in the shower. Literally I dry...
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Nov 14, 20231 min read


Week 11 is Now Week 8
Another week of ups and downs. With the recent medication change I actually felt a bit better than usual, despite the usual side effects...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read


Week 10
I am a little behind in writing about Week 10. It's been quite the week. It included an extra visit to Cancer Care for fluids and iv...
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Nov 5, 20232 min read
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