Feb 3rd, 2014I’m “cleaning out my closet” of life. All of a sudden I’m realizing that the important things should stay and the non-relevant things should go. Clothes, files, friends and so on have been looked at twice with intent on keeping only what really matters. Is it due to … [Read more...]
13. This Truth Was One of the Hardest Things I Have Ever Told
Nov. 1st, 2014It took Nerves of Steel to write this blog series. To just make the announcement: "Robin Marshall has Cancer, There… I Said It!” You’ll never know how frightened I was to share that news. I thought, "It is better that people hear it from me and not let it get all … [Read more...]
12. Hair Dryer? Yer’ Outta’ Here!
Oct. 16th, 2014I Did It! I’m FREE at Last! I’m back to feeling like myself! Dare I say, a Sugar Mom?I finally realized I’d been holding myself hostage.... to my hair! I made an appointment with the woman who sold me my "patiently waiting wigs"... to cut it all off! As a cancer … [Read more...]
Glamour Shots was Good to Us!
My daughters joined me for a photo shoot at Glamour Shots! By the time we were done, I thought the photographer was going to KILL Us. The Laughing bug hit One, then Two, then ME. GREAT ROLE MODEL! You can't take us to weddings, funerals, or meetings either! In honor of all women … [Read more...]
11. It All Comes Down To A Woman’s Hair
Oct. 5th, 2014There are two things you can’t mess with: a woman’s kids and a woman’s hair. For a split second I truly couldn’t figure out what I was most unhappy about; the fact I may lose my life or the realization that this newly developed "Sugar Mom” was going to have to live … [Read more...]
10. Welcome to the Hotel Hospital-ia – – UT Medical Center – Dallas, Texas
Sept 28th, 2014"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave...." The Eagles.I'm back in the hospital. Oh JOY!When you're readmitted to a hospital, you already know the weak links of the system, so you know to sidestep them and move forward on your own. For … [Read more...]
9. Can We Talk?
I'm going to' put humor on hold for a minute as I'm just not seeing a glimpse of it. Last we spoke I was having my first round of chemo. Day one is the typical intravenous chemo and day two is the chemo injected into a port that goes straight into my abdomen. Apparently my body … [Read more...]
8. Chemo Injected – Start Your Engines!
The anticipation is by far the worst part; waiting for weeks after surgery, and wondering what it'll feel like as Chemo goes into my veins is like a science fiction movie! Can we see it through our skin? Will it feel like oil being pushed forward like a tsunami moves torrential … [Read more...]