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Soda Pop
It was a bit exciting in our home when Gecko Press sent us “Soda Pop”, a ‘chapter book’ to review! We love reviewing picture books, but my eldest two sons have moved on to independently reading chapter...
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Hi! I’m Still Alive
Hi! I thought I should get on and type a blog and let you know that I’m still alive. Mothers Day 2018 with my precious children. Which is something we flippantly say when we haven’t been around for...
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Why 2017 was not a Crap Year
2017 was a big year for me. I had two major surgeries and a 3rd minor surgery. I was diagnosed with cancer and received radiation and chemotherapy. As the year concluded lots of people made comments to...
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This year is not turning out anything like expected. I had goals, I had high ambitions! I had fantasised about this year and looked forward to this year! Oh the things I could do with the extra time I...
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Excuses
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. This year has not been anything like I expected. It has not been a bad year. There’s been low points, but there has been many high points also. Busyness has...
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2016 Christmas Books
I love the Christmas season, and reading Christmas books is always a feature during our December celebrations. During the past two years I have wrapped books and labelled a child’s name to open each...
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Adult Scoliosis – Prior to Surgery
I can’t remember how or when we found out I had scoliosis. It was sometime when I was 16. A long time ago after living with adult scoliosis for many years now. I can remember the horrifying first x-ray...
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Discovering Cancer
Cancer. It’s not a word that you want in your life. You hope “cancer” will stay as a peripheral experience: others get cancer, but never you or your closest loved ones. And then one day there is a...
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Emerging from Blogging Hibernation?
I’ve just been googling videos to try and find out what animals look like when they emerge after hibernating. I thought perhaps this might be a good analogy of me writing this blog post? Here I am,...
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Cancer Returns
Yesterday I poked my head up from the cave I’ve been hibernating from Blogland in and said a few words. Today I’ve been wondering what my next words should be. I keep walking to the computer. Sitting...
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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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