Andi HasleyJun 172 min readLovely Day“When the day that lies ahead of me seems impossible to face. When someone else instead of me always seems to know the way.” – “Lovely...
Andi HasleyFeb 23, 20242 min readI'm AliveI'm Alive and well. Time is a funny thing. There are days that feel as if time is infinite. Then you realize you are the parent of two...
Andi HasleyJun 1, 20233 min readLife Goes On"And I know love needs the pain Memories serve our sweetest refrain" Heading toward the third anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. I am...
Andi HasleySep 20, 20222 min readThe Circle GameThe seasons, they go round and round. This Joni Mitchell song has been running through my head for months. Hard to believe it is almost...
Andi HasleyApr 13, 20223 min readI Hate Everything About You (cancer)I am usually a relatively positive person, or at least I am able to just keep busy. Mind over matter if I can find the energy to do it....
Andi HasleyOct 4, 20213 min readThe Waiting PlaceThere's a passage in the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go" that talks about the waiting place. For everyone that's waiting. ...
Andi HasleyAug 4, 20213 min readWaterfallsI have always loved waterfalls - well really anything involving water. Maybe it's cause I am a Scorpio. But I feel like the last 14...
Andi HasleyJun 18, 20212 min readClosing TimeWell - today's the day. It's the one year mark. The day my calendar changed forever. When I look back in my phone calendar, there's a...
Andi HasleyMay 26, 20212 min read525,600 minutesAs you have probably figured out by now, most of my blogs start with song titles. Though this isn't the actual song title from the...
Andi HasleyMar 4, 20214 min readWhat Comes Next?Sometimes life takes us places we would've never predicted. Sometimes those places happen because of good things. But other times, the...
Andi HasleyFeb 13, 20212 min readThe ALL CLEARCancer should be called something else. Somewhere in the name of this horrible disease should be the word "wait" because so much of the...
Andi HasleyFeb 4, 20212 min read2 Pina Coladas? I wish.It has now been almost 8 months since my cancer diagnosis. In some ways time has moved quickly! How has 8 months passed? In other ways,...
Andi HasleyDec 2, 20202 min readPatienceGuns and Roses sang about it. The bible says it's the fruit of the spirit. My bestie tells me not to pray for it or God will give you...
Andi HasleyNov 4, 20203 min readJust keep waiting...As I write this blog, America is waiting to see who will be president from 2021-2024. I, meanwhile, feel like I have spent the last 4...
Andi HasleyOct 4, 20203 min readThe bear - otherwise known as medicationMy oncologist told me to "look up the cancer story about the mountain lion and the bear. Trust me. It will help." I love my oncologist...
Andi HasleySep 2, 20203 min readMore Than WordsEvery year at the beginning of school my principal asks us to choose one word. This word is supposed to be our "mantra" of sorts for the...
Andi HasleyAug 13, 20202 min readTime for the "Boost"Today was treatment #17 - 4 more to go! I learned today that I am headed into the "boost" portion of treatment. According to the Susan...
Andi HasleyAug 4, 20202 min readOhhhhhh - we're halfway thereAt the end of today's treatment I am officially halfway through radiation. A brief update for those interested: Luckily, not TONS of...
Andi HasleyJul 22, 20202 min readRadioactiveDay 1 of radiation. I was pretty nervous - as Elsa sings I was, once again, heading into the unknown. It was a piece of cake - at least...
Andi HasleyJul 13, 20202 min readTattoo TimeI had an appointment with Dr. K, my radiation oncologist, today. I love Dr. K. He is so smart and he loves to talk about everything. ...