Fighting early-onset, stage 3 rectal cancer
Nothing compares to…
Since I was seventeen, I've wondered if I could pull off the Sinead O'Connor look. After my second IV chemo treatment, I woke up one morning and discovered about a dozen hairs on my cream colored pillowcase. I ran my right hand through my hair. More. I probably did it another five times with the same results.
Chemo side effects: “everybody is different”
My mom and I are sitting in an exam room with the oncology nurse practitioner, Karen, a member of my oncology team. (You get a whole team when you’re diagnosed with cancer.) Mama has a paper and pen at the ready as the nurse talks about the first phase of my treatment, iv chemo.