Radiation is done – Now What?

by Heidi Weston // September 8, 2015 // 1 Comment

Here it is, my shiny diploma for finishing three whole weeks of radiation treatment. The main goal of radiation was to reduce my pain by reducing the size of the tumor. Unfortunately, I’m still in a fair amount of pain and... Continue reading →

reality

by Heidi Weston // August 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

In The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo Baggins muses aloud with Gandalf about how he wishes the One Ring had not come to him. “I wish it need not have happened in my... Continue reading →

Care Calendar

by Heidi Weston // August 19, 2015 // No Comments

My current pain level is quite high, and I am unable to do a lot of things. And besides, our stress level is kind of high right now, and we could use some help with some of the basics of... Continue reading →

my family

by Heidi Weston // August 18, 2015 // No Comments

Here. These ones. Here is why I fight.  Do you know them? The tall bearded one is Caleb, mountain man, love of my life. Blue dress is Josephine, firstborn, kindergartener, passionate. Age 6. Yellow sweater is Eowyn, or Wynnie, mischievous,... Continue reading →

radiology oncology

by Heidi Weston // August 17, 2015 // 3 Comments

So today I had my most informative doctor’s appointment yet. I got to meet with a doctor of radiology oncology, a fancy name for a cancer doctor who will make me glow as he attempts to shrink a legion on... Continue reading →