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Update
Oh dear. I continue to be neglectful of this blog. My sincere apologies, because I feel like I really did a teaser last time I wrote. I provided an update, left on a cliffhanger, and then never...
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How a Mum Prepared for Chemo – Initial Days After Diagnosis
I’m sitting here at 2:17am feeling nauseous. I woke up about 45 minutes ago and have temporarily given up sleeping for the moment so I’m sipping some ginger tea and starting to write this. This is my...
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Cancer. Why Me?
Every time I get back here and write a blog I get all enthusiastic about writing again. Invariably, over the last few years, that enthusiasm wanes as dull everyday chores take the place of writing....
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23 Years Later – An Anniversary
I woke up this morning feeling not particularly well. Not terrible. Just not particularly well. The tumour under my breastbone was a bit painful and my body was aching and I was still tired after a...
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Being a Mum and Losing Hair Because of Chemo
It’s the ultimate of bad hair days. Looking in the mirror and seeing hair disappearing or nothing at all. Receiving treatment last week. Thankfully not all chemotherapy these days result in hair loss....
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The Day Before Chemo
The day before chemo. Impending feeling of dread. Anticipation. Of Unpleasantness. Hope. A flickering flame. The flame is not extinguished. Hope. For better days. For Answered Prayers. The day before...
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Scanxiety
At the end of 6 treatments of Etopside and Cisplatin chemotherapy I was feeling battered physically and exhausted emotionally. After the last treatment all the side effects increased and physically it...
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When Mum has Cancer – Family Dynamics
When Mum has cancer the whole family is affected. The house gets messy. The washing and ironing piles can tower. Waiting times increase when the children need things, whether it’s waiting for pair of...
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Radiation Return
Here I sit. Again. Yes, I’ve been here before. In this room, sitting waiting. I’ve checked in to reception before. It all is so familiar. I’ve had the chat about the bill it will cost before. So I know...
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Geoff
On this day last week I went to a funeral for a 15 year old boy. His name was Geoff. I loved that young man. I wasn’t the only one. He was an extraordinary human being. It was a heartbreaking moment...
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