In “warrior mode” again
By Sheryl Jedlinski For the past two weeks, I’ve searched for the words to make my medical news more palatable, but nothing I say can change the fact that after … Continue reading
Good News !
By Sheryl Jedlinski Last week, almost three years after being diagnosed with stage four endometrial cancer, the latest CT scans of my chest, abdomen, and pelvis came back clean as … Continue reading
Mrs. April
By Sheryl Jedlinski When I learned that I had been named “personal training client of the month” (Mrs. April for short), I thought for sure it was an April Fool’s … Continue reading
Who moved my clothes?
by Sheryl Jedlinski As my Parkinson’s disease symptoms become more visible, I grow increasingly self-conscious about how others see me, and how this will affect my chances to remain social and … Continue reading
Giving up driving… my way
By Sheryl Jedlinski I was sitting at a traffic light when it changed from red to green. The cars in the lane beside me started moving forward, but not me. … Continue reading
Getting Back to Normal
by Sheryl Jedlinski It has been three months since my last chemo treatment and I am finally starting to feel somewhat normal again. My appetite has returned, meaning I must … Continue reading
Celebrate the good times
As soon as they learned I was “cancer free,” my son, Steve, and daughter-in-law, Megan, decided this “fantastic,” if not miraculous, news warranted a celebration. Diagnosed with stage IV cancer … Continue reading
“You look so different…”
By Sheryl Jedlinski My first day back at the pool after a seven-month hiatus from swimming, I found myself changing clothes beside a woman I knew 20 years ago. I … Continue reading
Cancer-free
By Sheryl Jedlinski “I have great news for you,” my surgeon announced as she rushed into the exam room clutching my latest test results. “You are cancer-free.” I could hardly … Continue reading
Cheering us on
By Sheryl Jedlinski “We are rooting for you; don’t disappoint us.” This was my parents’ email response to the news that I have to have additional tests done before my … Continue reading
Forecast calls for “cautious optimism”
By Sheryl Jedlinski Yesterday was supposed to be my “big day,” the day I was expecting to be pronounced cancer-free. Having undergone extensive surgery last fall, completed weeks of … Continue reading
Big Day
Today is the “big day” I have been anxiously awaiting with a mixture of confidence and trepidation. It will begin with me having a new CT scan, which will be … Continue reading
Celebrating the end of my chemotherapy
This week was great cause for celebration among my family and friends as I finally finished the last of my 18 chemotherapy treatments. Getting to this point was not … Continue reading
Help, my toenails are “jumping ship”
By Sheryl Jedlinski Today I awoke to discover the nail on my left baby toe hanging on by a thread. I probably would not have even noticed it, were it … Continue reading
Living Well with Parkinsons Disease 