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OVERDUE UPDATE

In Glioblastoma Cancer  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 8, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
How about an update out of the blue? It’s been a while – several weeks – and my poor old hand is just about too shaky to work. A lot has happened in several weeks…. If you’ll remember correctly I was really struggling with nausea...
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MEDICAL UPDATE

In Glioblastoma Cancer  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, September 1, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
WHAT A RIDE I’M ON…and I hate it. H-A-T-E Admittedly, my vibe is bad. My eyebrows are so furled over my often-teary eyes, that I can’t see many silver linings these days. Hear me out…I CAN see those glimmers. I haven’t lost my faith, and...
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FRESH CLOTS, MOVING OUT

In Glioblastoma Cancer  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 7, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
Late night aches and painscall for a stat ultrasound which, revealed fresh acute clots. The IVC filter is in place, so we aren’t too worried. They are making adjustments in blood thinners to try and combat any fallout or ongoing  pain from the clots. And...
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IF I COULD BE ANYWHERE ELSE

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging, Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 2, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
If I could be anywhere else… I would be at Lake Ouachita camping with my kids and Keith, laughing around a campfire. Campfire smoke smells so good. I would be on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village, NYC, on the look out for a place with...
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I’M NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 30, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
I’m not very good at being a downer. I do NOT like to complain a lot. I’m not very good at wallowing in my feelings for a long time. I mean, give me just a minute, but then… I’m a fixer. I’m a doer. I...
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CARRYING AROUND HOPE AS A LITTLE TREAT

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 29, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
Keith and I are praying over a host of notes I made this morning about my condition, my deficits, and my concerns. Taking brain surgery off the table, at least temporarily, was not on my dance card. I am sorely dejected. There is probably not...
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STAND UP 8

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 4, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
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UNTIL IT’S YOU, YOU HAVE NO IDEA

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, May 28, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
Things about a terminal cancer diagnosis you have no idea exist until it’s you… On one hand (the gimpy, shakey hand)… 1) You grieve. A lot. You mourn your old self, especially when you see old pics of your “real life” self. 2) You think...
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SURGERY UPDATE

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 31, 2025  •   Leave a Comment
Another update! Ms. A is in a room in the ICU right now.  She woke up long enough to get a few sips of water and we got to love on her and talk to her just a little.  Her being able to talk is...
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