Author: JESSICA.B.STEELE
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8/21/26
8/21/2026 Talking loud but saying nothing.. First off congrats on my colleagues making it through the first week in school! This is why this entry took so long to write – teachers are stressed enough as it is during the period. They don’t need to hear from another one putting in their two cents…
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8/13/2026
8/13/2026 How far is too far… As I have spoken about last time, I am suffering though limitations in regard to my physical movements. Or to put it bluntly, I can only move in 5 minute increments. This has been especially frustrating as my mind has become somewhat clearer as the chemo…
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August 7, 2026
Mind is willing – body not so much…. Today I have my first day off from treatment in 22 days. For 22 days straight I have gone to the hospital and gotten vitals day after day and then been seen by a brilliant nurse practitioner who has kept track of my condition and assigned…
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August 4, 2026
Interesting fact (for those of you in neither profession) Nurse Appreciation Week and Teacher Appreciation Week overlap. For my family this fact is well known. Due to my mother and myself, we are used to celebrating both with cards and occasionally gifts. The reason I am bringing up these facts is that I am…
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August 2, 2026
8/2/2026 Somedays hurt and somedays are awful and sometimes they are both. Yesterday sadly was one of those days which reminded me that not everything is “sunshine and lollipops.” It started with the feeling of carrying around an extra 30 lbs on my legs while walking around in a tired stupor. I really don’t have…
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Thank you, Friends
7/31//2026 “Friends, Friends, 123….All My Friends Are Here with Me”! The following is a song that little Zia likes singing in day care. Today I thought I would highlight it in regard to all of the people who have helped me and my family in this time of need. I have been blessed with…
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2nd Update
7/26/2026 Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay in getting another entry in but things have been tough around here since my induction day aka my bone marrow transplant aka my second birthday aka the beginning of a whole new world of exhaustion. As stated previously, in mid-July they cleaned me out (and I mean cleaned…
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Updates on Kevin’s Health Journey
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