I’m just laying in bed, thinking of my last show in Chicago. I miss it, I miss it all.
My healing is not progressing as I would like and it’s really grinding me down emotionally 🖤.
How do you stay positive when things feel scary and overwhelming?
2022-12-01 03:09:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-11-28 16:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m now able to be out and about again after a week in bed. This is my big update.
Today we went to breakfast with Miles and Amy and had big dreams of finishing holiday shopping but my energy was too low for that so we went to Memphis house to wrap some of the gifts we had already purchased.
All Memphis fur babies were so happy to see us! Look how cute they are cuddling with Jeremy💗.
I love the days that I get to see my kids and cuddle with animals.
I took tim...
2022-11-27 22:30:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Planes trains and automobiles! I’m thankful to watch it again and again.
I do not celebrate thanksgiving but I feel that it’s important to stay thankful every day, so here are some things I’m thankful for.
My babies Memphis and Miles for helping care for me and just being great kids
Jeremy, he takes such good care of me. Always💗
My animals, I miss them so much
Everyone who props me up while I’m down. Haley, Alaina, Debbie, Danny, Tiffany, Mark, my bu...
2022-11-24 16:44:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The hits keep on coming, so I’m focusing on the cuteness.
Last night I came down with a nasty stomach flu that kept me up all night. Severe body pains, migraine, vomiting, fever, etc…
Today I just stayed in bed resting. I’m starting to feel better now but still have a couple days till I’m feeling normal again. I’m thankful that last night is over and done with, and looking forward to tomorrow when I will feel even better.
Be careful out there over the holidays, t...
2022-11-24 01:26:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I started looking into a burlesque artist named Chantel Capri. Known as “Miss Anatomy” “The Enchanting Smooth Beauty” and as “The French Love Kitten”.
I received an email from her daughter, stating that her mom, Chantel Capri, was shown on the American Pickers episode featuring Blaze Fury.
She also said that she has her mom’s original costumes and some memorabilia that she wants to do something with.
I’m thrilled to contact her today.
I had los...
2022-11-22 12:59:19 +0000 UTC View Post
“Holmes took up the stone and held it against the light. "It's a bonny thing," said he. "Just see how it glints and sparkles. Of course it is a nucleus and focus of crime. Every good stone is. They are the devil's pet baits. In the larger and older jewels every facet may stand for a bloody deed. This stone is not yet twenty years old. It was found in the banks of the Amoy River in soutern China and is remarkable in having every characteristic of the carbuncle, save that it is blue in shade ...
2022-11-19 19:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood - finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.
Jodi Picoult
This photo was taken towards the beginning of COVID Lockdown on the Island in PR. Memphis and Oliver were living around the corner from me. Only A 2 minute walk. When sh...
2022-11-18 20:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m sure that you have noticed I’ve been quiet for a little while. I’m doing my best to articulate my healing process and share the journey and try to stay positive. Starting week three of healing has been difficult to say the least. I know my body is going through its healing process so everything is going to shift and change and feel different. I’m really fortunate that I have had my daughter Memphis and her partner Oliver and the beautiful puppies Lua and picolina here at the house...
2022-11-17 12:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends!
I wanted to let you know I have a few items that I'll be putting on eBay in the future. A couple of dresses, like this one here. When they go live I will let you all know. Happy saturday!
2022-11-12 18:34:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Today started with no lots of changes. Big ones!
I woke to a deep sadness that Jeremy was heading back to Puerto Rico for a week, to check on storm damage, the animals, the house and our little community. He will return soon but I’m a bit of a cry baby these days.
Im still unable to do much for myself since I can not bend, lift more than 3. Lbs and I get exhausted so easily still so, I cried a lot when he left. He truly has been my rock through this. Fortunately my kids came ov...
2022-11-12 01:29:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Feeling dreamy today, I have been having such vivid dreams during recovery, and when I saw these photos it reminded me of how they look sometimes. 🤍
2022-11-09 20:27:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I found this poem today. It's very sweet and a good reminder to enjoy the little things. Happy Wednesday everyone!
At lunchtime I bought a huge orange—
The size of it made us all laugh.
I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave—
They got quarters and I had a half.
And that orange, it made me so happy,
As ordinary things often do
Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park.
This is peace and contentment. It's new.
The rest of the day ...
I have been wearing compression socks since the day I had my surgery. When I was at the hospital they gave me this white pair of compression socks that I can put my toes through. They were a little bit like leg warmers. It was funny because when I would put them on I look like a chicken with my white legs and I have some furry house slippers so I looked even more like a chicken. Eventually we bought nicer compression socks but they were just black. Those are fine but I found some really cool ...
2022-11-08 23:07:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The up side of this surgery is that I have some down time. I’ve been spending a lot of this downtime with my kids and their puppers. These puppers are Memphis’.
In the process of processing my down time I’ve had restful moments but a terrible time sleeping peacefully. Night terrors are hitting me hard. Since I’m off all my meds I’ve been wondering why this is still happening. As I’ve researched post op night terrors I’m realizing that it most likely a side effect of the an...
2022-11-08 01:37:42 +0000 UTC View Post
It been a busy couple of days but but I had my first week post op exam. I wanted to let you know I’m cancer free! No cáncer in my 22+ fibroid tumors! I’m all clear but continue up heal and rest. I’m drinking in the good news while I figure out how to move forward in my life with this incredible news.
More updates soon!
2022-11-04 13:34:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Today started with a shower like every day lately.
I’m noticing changes in my body since the surgery. I can feel my organs shifting and finding new spaces to rest. It’s not painful per se but it’s a bit weird and alarming at times. I’m noticing that my uterus was so fucking big! My belly looks so different to me now. Jeremy actually commented on it too. So my old physique is now gone and I have a new physical form. It’s pretty strange to watch the transformation but I like wh...
2022-11-01 17:54:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This photo was taken at my last iron infusion before surgery. I was feeling a great deal of pain but also a great deal of hope because it would all be over soon. I would soon have relief from the persistent pain involved with fibroid tumors.
Little did I know the fight ahead to get “back to normal” post op.
My mother went through this surgery as did my grandmother and so many women I have known. As this tribe of women relay their stories I notice that each story is different...
2022-10-31 18:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post
We took these photos a little while ago when I was back home in Puerto Rico. I just love this orange color and what day would be more appropriate for an orange and black look??? I'm also reposting some of my older Halloween burlesque videos too as a special treat, no trick. Happy Halloween, boos and ghouls! ✨🕷🕸🎃👻🧟♂️🔮🦇🌙
Please let me start by saying that I’m not asking for medical advice so please do not share advice at this time. My doctors and nurses are doing great at keeping me healthy.
The road to recovery is a long and winding one. I’ve heard this 1 million times before and while I have broken bones in the past and endured moments of recovery, I’ve never experienced anything like this. Often times when we are in a state of heightened awareness about our physical health we can tend to have ...
2022-10-28 16:24:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I love this plushy that my daughter Memphis got me her name is KEI and she’s very squeezable and lovable. I’ve kept her next to me the entire time. I can’t have too many hugs in the moment so it’s nice to be able to hug her when I am feeling any type of way.
I’m extremely exhausted but the surgery is over. it only took a few hours and I was awake by noon yesterday. I’m so happy to be on the road to recovery. I have a lot of emotions and feelings and sensations right now that...
2022-10-26 12:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Sent me the most beautiful message this morning. I’ve gotten such great messages all day today telling me that I’m a warrior, I’m strong, I’m gonna get through this just fine, they all mean so much. I really loved this one however. My dear friend, sister, partner in dance Yulietta , Who performed with me at the Riot Fest after party sent me the most beautiful reminder of my strength and our strength together as a team. She sent me a sweet little video of our practice right before Riot...
2022-10-25 00:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Will be together for 8 years in February. On Valentine’s Day actually. I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before. I love talking about our Valentine’s first date. Jeremy took me to see Fleetwood Mac. They were playing at Rosemont, out in the burbs. It was freezing out! Chicago has the most biting winds. After the show I was hiding in a corner of the venue outside waiting for our Uber. Jeremy is a giant in front of me so I was quite toasty and he stood with his back to me like a gentleman on a...
2022-10-24 09:48:29 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a giant bunny that my baby girl Memphis left at my place in Illinois years ago, And she keeps wanting to take it back but I won’t let that happen. I like having it in the house, it reminds me of her. I keep little things of my sons as well. I like these little reminders of my babies around me.
Memphis has always loved stuffed animals. She loves anything cute and I’m starting to understand why. This bunny takes me away to a haven of comfort and hugs every time I enter my liv...
2022-10-23 14:09:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm strolling down memory lane. I can't wait to feel the warm sun on my skin again. In the meantime, I'll just think back to this beautiful day. 🌞
2022-10-23 05:53:09 +0000 UTC View Post
https://vimeo.com/635585340/f9a5d1e11b
I'm strolling down memory lane. I can't wait to feel the warm sun on my skin again. In the meantime, I'll just think back to this beautiful day. 🌞
2022-10-23 05:49:52 +0000 UTC View Post
My sisters, Tara (left) Annie (right) have their birthdays so close we normally just celebrate them together. It’s a trip to celebrate holidays since none of us grew up doing it. We never do it exactly right but according to plan but I hear that’s probably normal for holidays, right?
It’s been a long time coming. We just don’t get together enough so today was special. I wanted to spend time as a trio again before the surgery in a few days. After I’m better we will do it again...
2022-10-21 23:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post
