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.

Grace & Dignity: It’s Hard But I’m Trying

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 6, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
"And, please...lift me up in my effort toward grace and dignity. When I'm struggling, it's easy to forget.  It's easy to plunge into the hole of self-pity and self-doubt. I have been there for a day or two, but I don't want to be."

“Things I Never Thought Would Happen” for $1000, Alex

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 5, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
"Maybe I'm learning to never say "never". Maybe I'm learning that I'm good at jumping into action when something happens suddenly to someone else, but I also better be ready when something suddenly happens to ME. Maybe I'm learning about finding courage inside myself that...

Mind the Gap: Thanks for Praying

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 5, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
"I'll just say that anybody who says they are praying for anybody else but actually never does or has no intention of it deserves itchy mosquito bites. There. Not sorry."

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.