When your best friend spends $69 to send you a package and it takes over a month to reach you, you make sure to let him know that you got it and love it! And then you guilt him into sending himself the next time. Thanks, Love! You brightened my day as always. Now, get … Continue reading Robert’s Package Arrives!
Month: January 2019
Piriapolis with my People
When you have a day of feeling well and a friend asks you and your mom to go on a road trip for the day, you say HELL YES! Piriapolis is a beach town snuggled along the Rio de la Plata. Montevideo people especially love to go there because it is close and doesn't have … Continue reading Piriapolis with my People
This is why I do this
After writing my self-pitying albeit honest and necessary post about my low Monday, I received a message from my friend Katie's Mom. She is an avid follower of my blog along with numerous other friends and family who faithfully read or comment or send me a virtual high five. I have always written more for … Continue reading This is why I do this
Gotta HAND it to the Chemo
It's official. My veins are shot and I am going to need a port for my next chemo. I have had aching pain in my left hand IV site since my last session of chemo. When I went in for blood, the head nurse said it was time for a port. My veins are starting … Continue reading Gotta HAND it to the Chemo
The Days After Chemo Number Five
Kim Coyle is down for the count. Man, whoever said that chemo gets easier because the body gets used to it is a big fat dirty liar. My body is about as shut down as the American government. Fatigue: Holy Moses I am tired. Yesterday I just felt slow. I could barely pick myself off … Continue reading The Days After Chemo Number Five
Chemotherapy Treatment Number Five
On to the third round. Remember, there are six rounds total and two sessions per round. Yesterday was a left-handed day. Therefore, I was already preparing myself for some arm discomfort. My doctor added an anti-allergen before the final chemo drug so that it would minimize my chances of getting another reaction. My bag was … Continue reading Chemotherapy Treatment Number Five
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Mom and I were invited to watch the lunar eclipse with Tavis and Diego at Carla and Javi's house. It was completely last minute plan-making, but that is what I love about these four wonderful people. Carla and Javi opened their home, fired up the parilla, and invited family and friend to sit in their … Continue reading Total Eclipse of the Heart
The Results Are In…Chemo Works
Waiting for PET scan results is like waiting for the college board to post SAT scores. I don't think I refreshed a webpage this much since high school. The director of Cudim told my doctor that the results would be up by noon. At 12:32, the results posted. And then we discovered that we could … Continue reading The Results Are In…Chemo Works
Uruguayan/American Conversations
What happens when three intelligent people (one from Uruguay and two from the United States) are interested in learning about cultural, societal, and political differences between the two countries? Nicolas, my Mom, and I had a fascinating conversation (half in Spanish and half in English) comparing the cost of living for a family of two … Continue reading Uruguayan/American Conversations
Results Come Tomorrow so I am Planting Flowers
There are some things that are so uniquely Uruguay. It gets windy so people break out the winter coats. It is summer so people take random vacations and forget that there are patients waiting for lab results. I went to my doctor today to check my blood before chemo (platelets are a little low but … Continue reading Results Come Tomorrow so I am Planting Flowers
Teach Abroad Coyle 