My Colon Cancer Journey

27/08/2026

26/08/2026

I have cancer it's not an easy thing to admit to. I have learned that being honest with yourself is key to survival. However others expectations are different like your going to be ok live a long life etc however you know better cancer is tricky it can turn on you fast without notice.

I wish is to be near as much as possible to be family kids being the most or top importance. Being close and doing things i remember to be the important like going to the apple farm, pumpking farm, going shopping at my favorite store"home sense" etc ♥️ visiting friends and going for coffee, sunday breakfast. Christmas with snow falling, Halloween watching the kids have fun in the neighbourhood keeping up with family traditions until my last breath.

14/08/2026

“Not everyone loses their hair during chemotherapy.” So when someone doesn’t look sick, please don’t accuse them of lying or faking their illness. You never know what someone is going through behind closed doors, and those words can hurt more than you realize. And that is the message behind this post: illness does not have a certain face. Someone can smile, look beautiful, have long hair, go to the beach, work and even walk a runway while fighting a life-threatening illness. Not everyone who is sick looks sick, and not everyone receiving chemotherapy loses their hair. Please pass that message on to others before judging

29/07/2026

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28/07/2026

So many people connected with my post about chemo brain that I wanted to talk about something else that often isn’t understood… chemo side effects.

Before I started treatment, I knew I might lose my hair. I knew I might feel sick. What I didn’t realize was just how many other ways chemotherapy could affect everyday life.

For some of us, nausea isn’t just “feeling queasy.” It can make the smell of food unbearable. Cooking dinner can feel impossible. Even walking into the kitchen can make you want to turn around.

The fatigue isn’t just being tired. It’s a heaviness that can make it feel like your body is glued to the bed. You want to get up. You want to do the dishes, answer messages, or spend time with your family… but sometimes your body simply won’t cooperate.

Then there are the mouth sores. Water can taste like metal. Foods you once loved suddenly taste strange or have no taste at all. Eating becomes a challenge, and weight loss can happen quickly. Some people battle diarrhea, others vomiting, and many experience both.

The truth is, chemotherapy looks different for every single person. Some people have side effects you can see. Others are fighting battles no one else notices.

28/07/2026

Cancer fatigue is not just being "tired."

It’s the kind of exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. You can wake up after ten hours of rest and still feel like your limbs are made of lead.

Nobody tells you that it’s not just physical. It’s mental and emotional too. It’s forgetting words, feeling overwhelmed by simple decisions, and the frustration of wanting to do things while your body simply says "no."

If you’re going through this, please know it’s a real, documented side effect of treatment: not a lack of willpower.