Amanda Herring, Writer

Glad you're here! 💜 From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.

Stories & Reflections

M-M-M-Myyyy Meningioma (See what I did there?)

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 4, 2025  •   1 Comment
"Everybody in this house is pretty chill right now, though, going about their business and riding this wave. I often preach that we should never worry until it's time, and I'm hoping that's how everyone is living. (We will all probably either need serious therapy...

The Show Must Go On (even with brain tumors)

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 3, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
Brain surgery may take me out of the game for a minute, but we've got magic to make, and make it, we will. Don't worry, we won't let your kids see, but we may all get together behind the scenes at stage rehearsal and raise...

Struggle Bussin’ Today But Faithful

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 2, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
I'm not sure what the lesson(s) is in all this yet, but I have great faith that it will be revealed eventually. Whatever it is, whatever I need to learn, I'm open and receptive.

Remember, Shut Up, Let It Go, See, Love: Brain Tumor Perspectives

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 1, 2025  •   1 Comment
I'm awaiting two moments: the one where I wake up and see Keith after surgery and the one when we are looking out across the vast blue waters of the Florida Keys. I'm counting on both of those moments. The rest we will figure out...

Seizure Meds & An NYE EEG: Happy New Year!

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 1, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
I would imagine that's also why they looked at me sideways when I asked, "Can I just seize instead of taking that medicine, because I'm not going through that again". That would also not be good, I guess, because they said auras and focal seizures...

Meningiomas & Badasses: Here We Go

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 31, 2024  •   4 Comments
A meningioma is a (generally) benign tumor. It forms on the meninges, the outer membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. Of the over 120 forms of brain tumors, it is the most common.

Trees, Santas, Rat Kings & CT Results

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 28, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
And you know what? We're not going to worry until it's time, or we might forget to live life big, full of love, and buried under totes of ornaments, woodland Santas, and rat kings.

CT Scan Day & Leaf Blowers

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 23, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
Just wanted you guys to know I was jinglin'. I don't know about "all the way", but I'll get there eventually. Hold my spot.

From Sickness to Self-Discovery

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 21, 2024  •   1 Comment
I am now in absolute HOLD SPACE mode. My days will be a little more carefully and deliberately constructed to better maintain that "open heart, open mind" philosophy while allowing for room to explore, test, and grow. I can't keep filling my days with all...

Why I Struggle With Facebook: Hebb’s Law

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 20, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
It gets me down, all the nonense out there. I start feeling some kind of way, and my brain gets in a twist. I heard lately about a principle called "Hebb's Law", and immediately, I texted it to myself so I could look it up...