Sylicious' Braindumps

….On the road with a brain tumor

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40 Time to radiate

I’ve been asked for time and dates of my radiation treatment so you can actively send me good vibes and light candles. Although I believe everything you send will arrive at the perfect time, I made this schedule for my parents and felt like sharing. Times are obviously Dutch and the whole EST, GMT thing […]

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39 Falling into place

I love this quote. So many layers in there. Brilliant.

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38 Teamwork

One of the most powerful, helpful and magical views on life I’ve received so far is the notion that everything in life is cooperation. The moment I decided to use that view to explain certain events in my life, everything started to fall into place. Even – or especially – the events that didn’t feel […]

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37 Best of both worlds

When/if you believe (like I do) that everything in life is some sort of cooperation, everything in life become messages. Helpers. I’ve shown a huge sign before, but this one also created some sparks. Mainly because of the slogan at the bottom. Combination of ‘familiar’ and ‘new’ That’s how this process feels. No new insights, […]

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36 Awesome

It’s official. My body is awesome. Blood test shows my body is handling the treatment, so we can move forward. Celebrating in Scheveningen xxx

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35 Love Potion No.10

For some reason Tom Jones entered my brain, this morning, singing about love potion no. ten. He’s up to speed. Tenth radiation today. Milestone. New blood tests today. Fingers crossed my body is still dealing well with this radiation and chemo treatment, so we can keep going on. Full speed ahead. Starting this day counting […]

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34 Enjoy or destroy?

Enjoying the ride, doesn’t mean this ride is joyful. This ride is what I make it and by keeping my focus on the joy, the ride becomes more doable. That’s what life is, in my opinion. Choice. Are you a joy enjoyer or a joy destroyer? Fun or fear? We’re all creating our own reality. […]

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33 Don’t w8 to celebrate!

Still enjoying the amazing energy bubble. Good friends, good conversations and good food. Does life get any better than that? And we still have some good snacks around the house, so this party will continue after the radiation today. Number eight. I love the endlessness of the shape of 8, so today will be okay. […]

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32 Tweet, tweet

First tweet I found this morning…

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31 Happy

Happy to be home again. Happy we have two hospital-free days in front of us. Happy that the chemo comes in pills, so we don’t have to leave the house for those treatments. Happy radiation no. 7 is in the pocket and all personnel is so sweet and supportive. Happy seeing Denise and getting a […]

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