Capt. Flamingo Kari’s Journey

Capt. Flamingo Kari’s Journey Join me on my journey! But remember more laughter then tears!

March is a crazy time for me 3 years ago on :3/9/23 I had my MRI breast Biopsy 3/13/23 I got the call that I had stage 2...
03/04/2026

March is a crazy time for me 3 years ago on :
3/9/23 I had my MRI breast Biopsy
3/13/23 I got the call that I had stage 2 cancer- and the journey began!
3/3/26 - 3 Signatera test with negative results 💙💚🩷

Blessed

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🍔💗 LET’S TURN MEALS INTO MEANING! 💗🍕Mark your calendars for March 5th and join us for an ALL DAY Spirit Night at Bubba's...
03/01/2026

🍔💗 LET’S TURN MEALS INTO MEANING! 💗🍕

Mark your calendars for March 5th and join us for an ALL DAY Spirit Night at Bubba's 33 supporting the incredible Florida Ladies!

From 11am–11pm, every bite you take helps fund breast cancer research, support services, and community awareness. 🙌

It’s simple:✔️ Dine in or order carryout✔️ Mention the Florida Ladies fundraiser✔️ 10% of your check goes directly to the cause

This is more than just a meal — it’s a chance to show up, give back, and support a mission that touches so many lives. Whether you grab lunch with coworkers, dinner with family, or a quick takeout order, YOU are making a difference.

Let’s pack the restaurant, spread the word, and rally for hope, strength, and awareness. 💕🦩

Tag a friend, share this post, and make plans to eat with purpose on March 5th!

Sooo with my Strength for Life lifting group we get a day 3 workout 🏋️ to do on our own. So my little makeshift gym- yo...
02/28/2026

Sooo with my Strength for Life lifting group we get a day 3 workout 🏋️ to do on our own. So my little makeshift gym
- yoga mat
- 10lb bar and a 25lb bar Mario made
- 5lb and 8lb dumbbells
- Thera bands

I made it work- anyone have some equipment laying around that they don’t use let me know. Not rejoining a gym yet with upcoming procedures and Mario’s gym well is near the strawberry 🍓 festival so decided not to deal with traffic!!

Also remembered when the girls danced the choreographers at one point had the wear sports bra /dance tops to get comfortable with their body and upcoming costumes. Not that I am putting on a costume but working on accepting my “body” so trying their trick! And yes I need to color my grays!!!

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Working out shifts my thoughts and worries about test results and upcoming appointments!

Guess what I got back to this week? Yup hanging at the Bar, Barbell that is . Now that I finished Barbell Beginnings, we...
02/27/2026

Guess what I got back to this week? Yup hanging at the Bar, Barbell that is . Now that I finished Barbell Beginnings, we have transitioned to “Strength for Life “. Had 2 great nights back at it!

This is such great timing for me:

💚 awaiting the results of my signatera test ……
🩷 coming up on the 3 year anniversary of my diagnosis date ….
💙 Moffitt day coming up to discuss bone density test results (i know them and not happy) so now time for a plan!
❤️‍🩹 working on finalizing the plan for “testing” some options for kidneys

All while continuing to focusing on gaining strength , flexibility , confidence and peace of mind!

Getting back into the physical fitness realm is healing for me and I have missed it! And yes a nee Flamingo shirt !!!

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02/10/2026

Just a little Capt Flamingo Update! Prayers over the next few weeks during testing and appointments welcome! And extra prayers that the antibiotics kick in fast!!!!

Yup if it’s going to happen it’s going to happen to me!
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02/07/2026

Today kind of sucks ! I will push pass with a lot of watching of the Olympics & mentally resting !

Week FOUR of Barbell Beginnings complete 💪✨This week reminded me that progress isn’t always about how much weight you li...
01/31/2026

Week FOUR of Barbell Beginnings complete 💪✨

This week reminded me that progress isn’t always about how much weight you lift — sometimes it’s about how well you can pivot.

Planks have always been a challenge for me. And for reasons I still don’t fully understand, this week (and a few past weeks) they triggered left-side/kidney pain. Not ideal. Not predictable. And definitely humbling.

But here’s the real win 👉 learning to accept when a movement just isn’t the right one for that moment… and knowing it’s okay to choose a different option.

I’m incredibly grateful for a coach who sees it before I even have to say it — who offers modifications without judgment, while still encouraging me and believing I could complete the original movement if it was safe to do so. That balance of support and challenge? That’s everything.

This journey is teaching me that strength isn’t just physical.
It’s listening to your body.
It’s adapting instead of quitting.
It’s showing up anyway.

And sometimes… it’s holding a plank, sometimes it’s choosing a different path — both are still progress. 💗

** PS have test for my kidney next week so hopefully some answers!

01/27/2026

Well the day turned around and I was surprised when a local group donated $700 to SGK and found out their was a match going on that made it $2800!! As well as being asked to share my journey over the next few months leading up to the pink ball where they asked me to be the guest speaker! Hummm Public speaking…..

Honored and blessed !

01/26/2026

Good morning , well it will be after I have a little self pity party and vent and then I will get on my way!

Almost 3 years ago I was hittting my physical fitness prime, working out, feeling great, exercising, confidence and yes approaching the weight goal I wanted !

Then I heard the words you had breast cancer- 3/13/2023!

Then I meet with doctors about our plan and was told not to loose any more weight 4/2023

Then DMX & DEIP flap reconstruction 5/31/2023

Then 6 rounds of dense chemo ended 10/25/23

Then rounds of radiation ended 12/22/23

The 18 rounds of immunotherapy injections ended 7/24

Then 8 rounds of Zoladex to put me in chemical menopause 8/24

Then start 5 years of post chemo meds … Anastrozole- allergic to now 12/24
….Letrozole- couldn’t tolerate 2/25
….Exemesteane …pain sooo bad 12/25
Now tamoxifen….

2 reconstructive surgeries

Other complications / developments
Hearing loss in both ears - hearing aids 12/24

4 kidney procedures / 2 surgery’s /countless scans and test… still going on

Blood Pressure issues due to all of the above…  amlodipine daily

Neuropathy on and off

Eye contacts prescription changed 4 times

And more things that i am sure i blocked out !

Yes I am here, yes I am active, yes I am blessed but frustrated…..
I work out
I walk
I 90% eat healthy
I don’t drink / smoke
But yet my body doesn’t want to join me back in my health journey of weight loss again !

Hummmm maybe I need to go back to Dr E and have him tell my body it’s okay to start loosing weight again!!!!!

I know I got this but ughhhhhhhhh
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Yes the journey of a cancer survivor!

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