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10 Turtle Day

(1,215 posts)
9. I went through daily chemo and radiation all last spring.
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 11:25 AM
21 hrs ago

Not fun, but as one friend reminded me, “Keep your eyes on the prize… being cancer free.” Every time I’d get down or sick or feeling sorry for myself or feeling guilty for nothing getting done, I’d use that saying like a mantra and it helped me focus on the goal. One day at a time, just like with my sobriety. The only way to that end is to go through it without any shortcuts. I am now cancer free. I wish the same for you in your near future!

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At the cancer center last Wed. [View all] KS Toronado 21 hrs ago OP
Hang in there, dear KS Toronado UpInArms 21 hrs ago #1
Ditto that! erronis 21 hrs ago #5
Great response on 'trickle down'! Spazito 21 hrs ago #2
Chemo is no picnic! I went through it about 15 years ago. Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #3
Hang in there, KS. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #4
K and R PCIntern 21 hrs ago #6
Rooting for you KS Toronado malaise 21 hrs ago #7
Nicely done Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #8
I went through daily chemo and radiation all last spring. 10 Turtle Day 21 hrs ago #9
Good news malaise 18 hrs ago #34
Sending hugs as you work your way through this livetohike 21 hrs ago #10
Is there any cheese left? Marthe48 21 hrs ago #11
Way back in the day Henry Ford paid his workers $5 a day. Theroy was if the workers had money they would buy the cars. Srkdqltr 21 hrs ago #12
Thank you very much for the update on your health. My husband has Malignant Cancer of the prostrate. He had radiation debm55 20 hrs ago #13
Good luck 🫂🍀 mwmisses4289 20 hrs ago #14
Wonderful you can make people laugh there! people 20 hrs ago #15
Keeping your sense of humor is a great sign...👍 MiHale 20 hrs ago #16
Sending hugs and best wishes to you, KS Toronado Grim Chieftain 20 hrs ago #17
I will also be glad when you beat that beast. bluescribbler 20 hrs ago #18
Continuing vibes for full recovery and healing. niyad 19 hrs ago #19
I'm glad to see you haven't lost a step KS ... you're just as sharp as ever FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #20
So good to hear from you. wnylib 19 hrs ago #21
Miss the cartoons and your experience on the MIR Team! surfered 19 hrs ago #22
I'm hoping for the best. We all are! mt Exp 19 hrs ago #23
Keep em laughing, right now the people around you are your best friends. 1WorldHope 19 hrs ago #24
Thinking of you today and always. We love you, KS Toronado. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #25
Your sense of humor is good medicine Wild blueberry 19 hrs ago #26
Stay in good spirits! MeNotThatKindOfOrc 19 hrs ago #27
Great post KS Toronado. Keep up the good spirit. Best. c-rational 19 hrs ago #28
More prayers and healing vibes, and I hope you won't need a feeding tube. My mother suffered from a swallowing highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #29
We're rooting for you! pandr32 18 hrs ago #30
Sending hugs and healing vibes as you continue to fight MIButterfly 18 hrs ago #31
I will also be glad WHEN you beat this. LoisB 18 hrs ago #32
Here's to putting maga BaronChocula 18 hrs ago #33
Thanks for the update, KS Toronado! calimary 18 hrs ago #35
Good to hear from you, KS! 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #36
Even when life has introduced you to new harsh variables. Prairie_Seagull 18 hrs ago #37
You induced a small grin in a MAGA! planetc 17 hrs ago #38
tinkle-down gave us nothing but deficits + higher FEES. sooooooWHOOOOOO!!! pansypoo53219 15 hrs ago #39
Thanks for being so thoughtful. SleeplessinSoCal 14 hrs ago #40
Great to hear from you! SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #41
Thanks for checking in! nt TBF 12 hrs ago #42
Smiled seeing your post KST!! Billsdaughter 12 hrs ago #43
Get well soon IbogaProject 11 hrs ago #44
Glad to see you back Toronado jfz9580m 11 hrs ago #45
Well done KS, professor emeritus of fickle, trickle economics! MLAA 8 hrs ago #46
Keep on keepin' on democrank 3 hrs ago #47
Thanks so much for checking in, my friend! Rhiannon12866 1 hr ago #48
LOVE LOVE LOVE quaint 32 min ago #49
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