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Nan Kene Arthur
- Apr 30, 2021
- 3 min
Paz, unplugged and more
April 22, 2021 It’s been a full month since my final Herceptin treatment and my port, Paz, was removed on the 6th of April. Creepy that ...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Mar 5, 2021
- 6 min
Covid and cancer: A year of living underground from the world and myself
Brave is not surviving cancer, or coming to grips with things like a misshapen boob, a plastic port implant to inject poison into my body...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Nov 2, 2020
- 8 min
Loss and Grief
10-28-2020 I needed to sit with myself for a time, without writing, and take in where I am right now, and it’s often inflexible when the...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Aug 31, 2020
- 5 min
A Magic Wand...
08-31-2020 The month is but a day away from being done, and wow, it went so fast. The grind of getting radiation everyday of the week is...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Aug 20, 2020
- 8 min
Hot August Karma
08-12-2020 It’s been awhile since I’ve added to my blog. Life is complicated and finding a new place to fit into what is now a new...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Jun 30, 2020
- 9 min
The Art of Grace and Racing (but not in the rain)
06-30-2020 I needed to take some time off from my blog, so if you are wondering, I decided to take care of myself, be a bit selfish and...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Jun 9, 2020
- 5 min
Do I need a warning?
06-08-2020 I’m the only one home (in human form), which it’s been awhile without someone here besides the dogs and me. It gives me time,...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Jun 4, 2020
- 6 min
Breathe in, Breath out, One, Two, Three
06-02-2020 Chemo today, and I’m on the backside of the 12 treatments with only 5 more after this one—at least this schedule. I asked Lili...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- May 27, 2020
- 6 min
Multi-day rambles
05-21-2020 Thank you to Jen Biglan, who pointed this piece out to me from the book The Science of Consequences, which I read a number of...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- May 19, 2020
- 6 min
Hair today, gone tomorrow
05-16-2020 The hair is mostly gone at this point. Not so much by the chemo, but I had Tiffanie cut it short because it was falling out...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- May 12, 2020
- 8 min
Poop, breasts and labels
05-08-2020 Well, poop, and walls, both of which I experienced today. This was by far, the hardest day I’ve had since starting Chemo...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- May 6, 2020
- 5 min
Weight, weight, don’t tell me...
05-06-2020 The concept of fasting during chemo is interesting. When I have mentioned it to different people the common question is,...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- May 5, 2020
- 5 min
Life and Control are Illusions
05-05-2020 What has breast cancer taught me so far? 1. Slow down and notice. Rushing creates myopic eyesight. It’s easy to get wrapped...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Goodbye April
04-30-2020 It is the final day of a tumultuous April. Many are looking at this first quarter of 2020 as pure hell, but today, I feel...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Apr 28, 2020
- 4 min
Kindness and Ice Cream
04-27-2020 Just when my faith in humanity wanes, amazing people step up to show that love is still the answer. My daughter’s church, who...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Apr 26, 2020
- 4 min
Sailing
04-26-2020 There is an African proverb that says, “Smooth sailing does not make a good sailor.” We will all be good sailors soon with our...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Apr 24, 2020
- 4 min
No man is an island, and other thoughts
04-24-2020 Yesterday was a bit rough, but still manageable when hearing about others’ side effects, making me feel blessed. I mostly had...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
Meet Paz, my port
I have such a wonderful community and when I asked for a name for my port, (after all, it will be with me for the next year), Mo, one of...
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Nan Kene Arthur
- Apr 22, 2020
- 5 min
Words for A Day in the Life
04-21-2020 The port is in with little fan fare. It’s now almost 1 pm and I’m on the 2nd medication, which is the Herceptin. The Perjeta...
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