Rubey Rambles

In early January I found a mass on my neck - it felt like an Adams apple but DEF not where an Adams apple would be - I kept an eye on it and choked it up a winter of some pretty intense colds. But it never went away... After having Jenn at work, Michele at Imagine Float and a REAL doctor, my friend Conor check out the mass - I knew something was up. I started 2020 determined to stop being sick all the damn time. I decided I wanted to pay a visit to my primary care doctor, Dr. M and talk to her about the things I had been feeling that I had been mentally logging in my medical notebook for the last 2+ years - plus now I had this mass - something isn't right... well she didn't think much of it so she place placed on 21-days of doxycycline (my 3rd time in 8 months) and prednisone (again, 3rd time in 8 months) and told me that it was just a tough cold and flu season - I felt so unseen. Super Bowl Selfie I went to the Superbowl for work, prescriptions in hand and had the one of the b...

Hello Friends! I thought I would take this lovely Monday to turn up Sam Smith's "I Feel Love" and send out a quick update! I had surgery about 10 days ago and everything went great! I am home recovering now and enjoying all this extra time healing and getting stronger with my family by my side. I had my follow up with my amazing surgeon Dr. Carrie Carsello. She is THE BEST. She has made my entire treatment process amazing. Everyone at the Hospital of Central CT made sure I was well taken care of and I had an amazing view of Walnut Hill Park!  The love I have received from far and wide has meant so much to me. From the cards, texts, amazing gift baskets and yummy food. I am so loved. It makes having cancer seem like a walk in the park, LOL.  But the best thing to happen to me since my last blog update is...I GOT MARRIED!! I am so lucky to have Christina beside my in this fight because she is the best nurse, plant-mom, Rocket momma and everything in between. I am pretty sur...

Hi everyone! The outpouring of love and support since reopening my blog and leaving the "open for biz" sign outside has been incredible! I am so blessed to have a support system far and wide that will help be beat cancer! Christina has been the best fiance (soon to be wife!), dog mom, cancer care giver and plant mama that I could ever ask for. We used quarantine as a time to redo things around the house, adopt way too many plants and master the game of Connect 4. There is no one else I would rather be bored in the house with than her.  Ok now to the important stuff... I will be having surgery next week to remove the mass, my thyroid and some nodules just below my thyroid. The surgery will keep me in the hospital overnight but I will be home ASAP to lay on the couch and recover! My official "Bad Ass ESPN Thyroid Cancer Survivor" pal Ashley sent me the link to the best recovery pillow so I cannot wait for that!  Keep me in your thoughts, prayers, pray ...

Hello world... Tis' me. I haven't used this space in quite some time but I think the timing right now is perfect. I am going to be updating this blog space, use it as a place to share my ideas, short stories, maybe debut fun content I am working on (ie: DINOLANNA!) and just create a space... If you made it this far, maybe you wonder what I mean by...create a space... The last five months have been nothing short of a world wind adventure. These adventures will be shared through short stories here on Rubey Rambles . I am hoping to create a space of sharing, love, positive things and just 'Elanna' things. Now...why am I doing this? Well friends, last week I found I have cancer. LIKE WOAH? WHAT?! I know...wtf? "You take such good care of yourself!...you run all the time!!! etc etc" oh I know...I am just as baffled but I am going to take that baffle, turn it into rambles and thus...Rubey Rambles. All joking aside...I have Stage 1 Thyroid Cancer. It all...