I’m finding that the more “positively negative” my body and brain remain, the less need there is to update outside of what you can find on my social media accounts. You can access my Instagram account on this page, as well as from the home page. Outside of those regular updates, I will absolutely leap back into “Niki News” health status updates here on the website, should anything new rear its ugly head again. Please feel free to reach out via Insta and or the “contact” page here on my site, should you have any patient advocacy or caregiver questions.
When the package design class you took waaay back in college comes in clutch for contour taping the mohs surgery on your nose. #winning 🫢🫠🤷🏼♀️🤣😎 #mohs #basalcell #skincancer #wearyoursunscreen #calpoly #graphiccommunications
1 week ago
Rocks were moved. Bodies were broken. 😬🫠😁😎 Just a few more pavers and pea gravel to fill, and it’ll be done…… for a few years until I get bored again. 🤣🤷🏼♀️ We’ll be on the couch complaining for the rest of the week. 😂🫢😝 #ouch #retirementprojects
2 weeks ago
If you’re easily grossed out… don’t scroll the photos… just enjoy the lovely flowers. (Thanks Craig!)🚨🫣 I know you’re asking… “Why not? What’s in the photos that follow?” #mohs #basalcellcarcinoma Sooooo… no, it’s NOT melanoma, but it is my skin being a sh** again. The snap with the green circle shows you how tame and innocuous this thing looked. It had opened up and healed two or three times… so it needed further investigation. Derm biopsied “Basaloid structures”. He sent me to mohs for removal. We got one dig in, and the surgeon noted what I asked might be “worst case scenario” in consult the day before. It’s invasive. It has “roots”. She patched my nose with a white clown nose cotton ball, and we returned home to await consult with ENT (reconstructive surgery). The plan (at this loose point) is to return for mohs to complete the digging and full removal… followed the next day by plastic surgery to fix what’s left of my nose and face. 😶🫠 I have no details. Just a small hole that is going to get worse before it gets better. The melanoma was never rude enough to attack my face. I guess it was awaiting its bratty cousin to cover that territory. Bilateral craniotomies gave me a bit of a face tugging lift on each side… now I’m getting a nose job, courtesy of basal cell. #winning Wear your sunscreen folks. #myskinsucks
3 weeks ago
We’ve driven past it and flown over it soooo many times. Finally made our way into the park, and it did not disappoint. 10.15 miles of adventure, including “This isn’t a good idea” and “Where the eff is the trail?”. Nobody died. 😳🫣🤷🏼♀️😎😝 #hiking #nationalpark #pinnaclesnationalpark #california
2 months ago
Ahhh the variety that Los Angeles provides. 🥰 I had the opportunity to gather with a collection of amazing minds and hearts on Friday. As a somewhat lazy learner in my youth, I missed my calling to science. My appreciation for those who dive in deep to help others, is immense. 🧠 ♥️ 🧬 😎👏🏻🫶🏻 #sbmt2025 #researchanddevelopment #mayoclinic #siemenshealthineers #stanfordneurosurgery #abta #brainmetastasis #radiationoncology #uofmichiganmedicine
3 months ago
Rumor has it, that the hardest part of exercising is getting started. As a woman, I’m going to have to vehemently disagree. The most challenging part is most certainly, getting out of a sweaty sports bra. Ladies… am I right? Triathletes feel free to chime in… because I’m thinkin a soggy swimsuit might be pretty rough too. 🤔 #exercise #fitchicks #holdingontoyouthbyathread
3 months ago
Promise to myself…… Do AT LEAST one set each day: 25 incline push ups, 30 squats, 30 calf raises, 25 reverse bicycle. I like these, because they can be done in the kitchen… sometimes while making dinner! 😆 Got any favorites you could bring yourself to do as a daily minimum? Looking for suggestions to increase my routine, or use in rotation to keep things fresh.
3 months ago
Gotta hand it to Elon… he’s giving me ample motivation to strength train and work on my calming techniques. 🤣🤦🏼♀️🫠 #workoutthewhacko #fitafter55
3 months ago
