Wednesday, March 20, 2013

"Like a drum, baby, don't stop beating"- Phillip Phillips

Currently listening to: Phillip Phillips

So a lot of people know me as the miracle girl who survived old lady cancer.Which is understandable, I mean I'm kind of a big deal;) Well, there is a lot more to me than needles and hospital gowns.

So here is a random assortment of facts about yours truly:


  • love Star Wars. When walking in the store, if I see any merchandise with Luke Skywalker I immediately backtrack to stare( i may possibly be wearing a star wars shirt right now)
  • I know Greek yogurt is supposed to be awesome and but I have tried it many times, and I think it is disqusting
  • My favorite TV show is Friends- makes me laugh every time 
  • I am a movie junkie. Comedy, scary, anything. 
  • When I graduate from college I am planning a trip to South East Asia. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam  
  • I despise math
  • Laura is my oldest friend. I've known her 20 years and she still talks to me;) #friendsforlife
  • Plaid is comfort to me, so I wear it often
  • Music. Where to start. I listen to everything from Jack Johnson to Macklemore to A Day to Remember to the Eli Young Band. (Just discovered Twenty One Pilots for those interested) You name it, I probably have heard it and like it
  • I love to read.  Percy Jackson series, books by  Sarah Dessen, Harry Potter, The Fault in Our Stars...so many.
  • My favorite color is green
  • I love to laugh and smile, and try to do it often
  • I'm a budding yoga enthusiast 
  • I graduated with 76 classmates 
  • I secretly love that my birthday is on St. Patrick's Day - not a major holiday, but enough to make me feel special :)
  • I love shoes. Everywhere from Vans to Toms to Steve Madden heels. 
  • I like being outside in the summer. Camping, rafting, swimming, pretty much anything 


Things that make Molly happy :]
  • Italian Sodas
  • Back to ol' Rexytown in less than a month! Who knew I'd ever miss that place?
  • Going to Oregon with my old roommate Chelsea! (there's plenty of pics on FB and Instagram)


  •  I crossed getting a henna tattoo off my bucket list, courtesy of Tori


and best of all right now...
I'M 21 AND CANCER FREE !!!!!
 ** Shout out to American Cancer Society for providing me with 2 FREE wigs, something I really appreciate!

Saturday, March 16, 2013

"You could be the greatest. You can be the best. You can be the king kong banging on your chest."- The Script

Currently listening to: The Script
So I am incredibly smart and forgot my password. Result? I don't write for a month. Whoops.

Thanks for all the support everyone! 



Great news, which I am sure most have already heard but I am going to tell you again anyways! Stanley and I broke up! (I may possibly name all my IV's Stanley... it makes hospitals less weird) In other words... I'm done with the whole cancer thing. Its a blip on the radar for my life


I had my last round of chemo on March 4 at Intermountain Medical Center. 



 Everything went really well- except my reaction to the Benadryl.  My doctor told me that I didn't have to take the steroids the last round since I didn't have any side effects while it was pumping through my veins. I was stoked about this because then I didn't get all cray-cray in the middle of the night because my heart was beating a million miles an hour (you have to take the nasty tasting pills 12 and 6 hours before chemo) Because of that, the Benadryl hit me pretty hard. I felt really weird- like I didn't have control over my own body. Of course, I choose this time to go to the bathroom, so the nurses helped me walk to the bathroom because I was acting like a drunk person... It was not a pretty sight. So then I passed out for about 3 hours which was great because chemo might possibly be the most boring thing to do. Its a teeny step above dumping grain trucks in the summer because I get as much pop as I want..and free lunch..


 I felt like a little kid drinking my juice cup, but it was delicious;)
 So during the second round of chemo, some of the chemo leaked into my vein, so I had a hefty bruise on my right hand, and it hurrrrrrt. So I made them poke my left arm this time. The nurse poked the vein in my hand and dug around for a bit... nothing... then I was worried they would poke me again and then BAM. Blood squirts everywhere. Gro-ooossss. So then my IV looked like a "very angry" one. 


Many have asked me what happens next?
Well, I am so glad to say that I am moving on with my life!!!! I am going back to school at BYUI on April 19, I have my schedule made up and am ordering my books next week. (I'm back in Spokane until then, hit me up if you want to do something:) I have an appointment with my Gynecology Oncologist for the end of April and  I have a CT scan scheduled for the beginning of June. My doctor's appointment's every 3 months for the next 2 years. After 2 years I only have to see my doctors every 6 months.


Things that make Molly happy:]

  • Joe took off work to take me to chemo- awesome brother-in-law!
  • A trip to see Oregon with Chelsea lots of pictures to come:)
  • I'm exercising again! Its really weird because I have a numb spot on my leg from surgery that I usully forget is there...Until I am running outside and my skin is cold everywhere except in that one spot. 
  • I'll be 21 tomorrow, pretty stoked! Officially legal for everything =)
  • This video- its my new song on replay