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Words from my husband on his GiveALittle in support of this time I am taking to heal.
I find myself reaching a decline in energy today and know that my goal to write a Monday blog tomorrow is not going to be optional....

Aja McDonald
Dec 18, 20222 min read


Week 2
Days pass and weeks go on. I am now on day 13 from starting chemo. In two days, I begin the second round. As I reflect, I now know that I...

Aja McDonald
Dec 13, 20227 min read


Week 1
One week since chemo started. It was a very surreal day, looking back. Mentally I was calm and focused, ready to do what had to be...

Aja McDonald
Dec 8, 20225 min read


Creativity coming out of my toes!
It may be that it’s my way of coping, but since I can remember I have always had a purpose for each day. If I were to wake up and start a...

Aja McDonald
Nov 28, 20223 min read


The start of Monday blog posts
Since my last post, I have had a lot happen. I feel it will be easiest to try and break it down with a quick brief, followed with a...

Aja McDonald
Nov 21, 20226 min read


Mondays are for blogging
I am starting to get the hang of blogging around my healing. But I have also found the time to connect with other artists with similar...

Aja McDonald
Nov 16, 20223 min read


Let’s Talk About Drains (Surgical Drains)
Proceed with caution: Before you continue to read this post, please be aware that it may not be for the weak of stomach. My way with...

Aja McDonald
Nov 11, 20225 min read


New Creations
While I am learning that “rest means rest” I have been trying to calm my creative drive. This has not been easy since I’ve always had...

Aja McDonald
Nov 8, 20221 min read


Home
Five days ago I had checked out of the hospital once I was cleared by my surgeon and nurse. Discharge paperwork was gone over – meds were...

Aja McDonald
Nov 8, 20224 min read


My First Badge
Now live on my Wolf & Rosehip Etsy Shop! I’m so excited to share something I’ve been wanting to do for years. I had been working on some...

Aja McDonald
Nov 5, 20221 min read


Phase 3
An outline of my day three, second day after surgery I slept through the night just a touch better, but still woke up and found my night...

Aja McDonald
Nov 2, 20224 min read


Phase 2
An outline of my day two, first day after surgery Woke up at 6am after having a couple moments throughout the night where I had slept...

Aja McDonald
Nov 1, 20224 min read


Phase 1
An outline of my day 1 surgery experience To start this day, I woke up at an ungodly hour to feed furkids and prep for hospital stay. I...

Aja McDonald
Oct 31, 20223 min read


The Pre-Admission
I had a call from my breast nurse yesterday evening. Up until then, I only had bits and pieces of information I had collected from my...

Aja McDonald
Oct 27, 20224 min read


Starting to prepare
Over the weekend I had time to think about something that was mentioned to me. I was made aware on Saturday that most breast cancer...

Aja McDonald
Oct 25, 20224 min read


8 days…
This past week has gone by in a blink of an eye. Things are going along smoothly since my triple test was done on Monday 3rd October. If...

Aja McDonald
Oct 23, 20225 min read


The Start of My Personal Metamorphosis
Taking a break… “I am one who functions best when controlling chaos.“ The things my husband puts up with. Yes, I am obsessed with...

Aja McDonald
Oct 19, 20223 min read


And so it begins…
I have never been successful at making a blog and keeping up with it. From the times we once used MySpace, I used my artistic voice by...

Aja McDonald
Oct 17, 20222 min read


Metamorphosis (Pt 3)
💖Update on Bookings💖 This will be my last update as I continue to work and prepare for my time off after my first surgery set for 31st...

Aja McDonald
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Metamorphosis (Pt 2)
💖Update on Bookings💖 If you saw my post from yesterday then you will be aware that I am in the process of preparing time off for a much...

Aja McDonald
Oct 13, 20221 min read
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