A Cancer Survivor & Fighter's Blog
So I am very proud of myself today…I think we did 4 loads of laundry, 3 loads of dishes, lunch and dinner for ourselves and the boys, 1 shopping trip to Petco to get supplies for the classroom guinea pig, cleaned said guinea pig, shook out all the rugs, cleaned floors, folded laundry, put two [...]
Tomorrow my mom is going home after being here for almost 6 months…it’s definitely going to take some getting used to. She has been such a big help when Daniel was little and colicky and more recently when I was recovering from surgery. It’s made me so happy that Ethan has truly gotten to know [...]
My latest thoughts on a job for next year is the pediatric clinic. I know, I thought I would never want to do peds, but I’m not sure I’d be much happier doing adult medicine. I’m going to ask for a departmental transfer this winter so I can get some experience at the peds clinic [...]
Just in case anyone who wanders onto the blog is newly diagnosed and panicking trying to find a doctor, I have two great resources I thought I would put out there (I found these on the thyca website): American Thyroid Association American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists I was happy when I checked that my doctor [...]
Because nights are so busy around here (big surprise with two little kids) I’m trying to switch my work out routine to mornings. I set out everything ahead of time last night and it worked out pretty well. I was up at 4:45 and immediately out the door and on the elliptical by 5am. It’s [...]
It’s getting to be that time of year to start thinking about Christmas gifts. Last night Todd and I went out to dinner at one of my favorite Thai restaurants in the Rockville Town Square and then wandered around looking at some of the shops. They have this great toy store called Toy Kingdom and [...]
Out for a dinner date with my husband!
After a long, exhausting week it’s finally Friday. Work was actually quiet today so I was able to get some collaterals done, including putting in paperwork to take my RNC exam. When I was doing the research I found out that the testing centers are at H&R Block. Kind of odd, but ok. I’m really [...]
Almost a week with no posts and now two in one day! I finally got home on time today after two days of insanity. The sad thing was another baby died today. It was the 23 weeker I took care of on Monday. I was orienting to discharge planner again and during rounds I was [...]
I know it’s been awhile since I posted but it has been BUSY! Saturday in the morning we rented a rototiller and put in tons of compost and dirt to amend the soil on the fenceline. The reason? I now have a mini-blueberry farm in the city! We also bought a bunch of bulbs and [...]
My name is Kate Stowell. I’m a cancer survivor two times over! I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1997 and diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer in 2009. Besides surviving cancer, I am a graduate of SUNY Geneseo (2004) and SUNY Binghamton (2006) and work as a registered nurse in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I have two wonderful children, a loving husband, and a sweet black lab. The purpose of this blog is to keep a record of all the ups and downs my growing family goes through both during treatment and everyday life. I welcome questions and comments. Welcome!