Author Archives: Sabrina J. Adams-Schlag (Syryn TheVoice)

Finished Chemo, for now – 10 months of our Journey

It’s been 10 months since the start of the chaos that is the Brain Cancer Journey and the last month has been exceptionally hard. I can completely understand now why relationships collapse as part of the cancer journey, oh we are fine, but there are times…which lead to very emotional conversations. It’s exceptionally hard toContinue reading “Finished Chemo, for now – 10 months of our Journey”

Birthdays, Mothers Day and Sleeping People

April showers are supposed to bring May flowers…yet we are still sequestered inside and away from others. Though we did see a really nice long weekend. However, there doesn’t seem to be a middle ground that is being found throughout all of this. It’s hard to share what we are going through as it isContinue reading “Birthdays, Mothers Day and Sleeping People”

Untitled Novel Chapter 4

Lenora went into the sitting room and sat at the desk.  Out of the drawer she took paper and a pen.  she drafted two letters, one to Marc and one to Serena.  As she did this she thought of her own mother and the letter she had received at the age of 16 which hadContinue reading “Untitled Novel Chapter 4”

Physical/Social Distancing in April

Good news arrived in early April related to Dave’s treatment and recovery. Even though the bad news was that we were all staying home, away from people and not allowing anyone into our house. Which I have to say, wasn’t really a big stretch, other than the children roaming around and usually appearing in myContinue reading “Physical/Social Distancing in April”

Coping during COVID-19, or are we?

We have been semi isolated since March 13 when I made the decision to pull the kids from school as the COVID-19 crisis became a pandemic. We had been talking about what was going to happen should things get really bad at work and had started to look at the contingency plan that was createdContinue reading “Coping during COVID-19, or are we?”

Untitled Novel Chapter 3

Serena lay in the middle of the large bed sunk deep into the blankets and laughed.  She just couldn’t seem to stop.  She turned to watch her mother walk into the room with a puzzled look on her face and laughed even harder.  Lenora had no idea what was so funny, but soon found herselfContinue reading “Untitled Novel Chapter 3”

February, the month of love or depression

Our February was filled with recovery from an anxiety filled January and the second run of intense chemotherapy, which apparently did a number on Dave’s health. It also included flirtations with depression for Dave that is anxiety driven as he can’t do as much as he would like to be doing and is struggling toContinue reading “February, the month of love or depression”

January: The Month of Anxiety

I am very glad January is over, it was a very challenging month. While everything according to medical professionals appears to be stabilizing, we haven’t really seen this manifest in his physical recovery. Managing anxiety has been our largest challenge in January, both from Dave and from the children. On the way home on FridayContinue reading “January: The Month of Anxiety”