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Break from DR GOOGLE
Apologies as I have been absent from this forum for a while. Reason being, I've deliberately had to give my mind a break from all things cancer! I must stress that I am not abandoning my fellow pink sisters. I just finished my treatment a couple of weeks ago and have been troubled with terrible anxiety. Feeling this way…
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First Photoshoot!
Not sure if people remember, but I said a while ago that I was going to be doing photoshoots throughout my chemo as a bit of fun, and to document this time in my life...I FINALLY got around to doing the first one on Tuesday, had a blast and had to put a photo up on here. I was going to wait til I had received all of the…
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DRESSED TO KILL
After two and a half years my first solo show is finally happening in Lane Cove Sydney! 'New Reality- Dressed to Kill'. Original garments that I have printed, dyed and sewn. Confronting and exciting at work that is my artistic response to the journey of the last few years. the tears the emotions the pain are all there.…
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Long time no see
Hey, its been a hell of a long time since I last blogged here. Its about 2 yrs since diagnosis, breast removed and by july, end of chemo, and september end of radiation. Im off to America in 8 more weeks. My body still has twinges! I had an over active Thyroid, took pills for a couple of months, but seems it may be back…
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Life is good
I don't come and blog very often now but i do read how others are fairing and if i feel can offer advice I will. Today i had an appointment with my Onco and am pleased to say he doesn't want to see me for a whole year - yeah. On the down side he says I have to take tamoxifen for 10 years!! Oh well I guess I have to put up…
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Hat party
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Bruised Nails
I have been having Taxol (last dose yesterday) and the girls at oncology recommended that I have my nails painted black to prevent the splitting etc. I removed the nail polish today so that I could freshen it up and noticed that several of my nails were bruised, which would explan the very painful fingers. Has anyone else…
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Valentines Day
Many things said here about Valentine's Day - including Chris's birthday - Happy birthday!! I thought I'd share a poem that my beautiful daughter wrote for our family this year to follow my initial diagnosis on Valentines Day 2013 - ie one year on. Get the tissues!! "A Year's gone by. . . A lot can happen in a year, the…
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Perth Women Get Together
What a fabulous day!!!! Thank you Chris for opening up your beautiful home to all our Pink Sisters in the Perth Womens Group. We had another wonderful time with each of us bringing along something scrumptious to eat (so definitely no shortage of food and drinks). Also definitely no shortage of conversation and laughter. As…
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Breast Cancer Clothing Survey
Hello Everyone! I am currently in the process of developing a clothing line targeted at women that have undergone breast cancer surgery. My collection is aimed at providing a sense of femininity and confidence back to women. Please see bellow for the link to my market research survey.…
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Three reasons to be happy
First of all it's my birthday today & 2nd is it's valentines day & I have the best husband in the wold & love him very much... So Happy Valentines Day to everyone.. & third is that I finished Radiation yesterday & Though I am very burnt out.. I am happy :) :) stage 1&2 is over with.. I am going to do some relaxing things…
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The bc Connection!
Hi Everyone. I had my auxillary clearance a week ago today and I am recovering really well. When I was in hospital I shared a ward with 3 other wonderful women 2 of whom have bc and had had a mastectomy, the other lady was having a breast related procedure. We didn't know each other but we had this bc in common and we…
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Newcastle Friends
Hey ladies. I would dearly love to meet up with young ladies in the newcastle nsw area who have metastatic cancer. I love talking on the forums but would really love to talk to another woman in person. I know there are groups around but don't really want to go to these. In a way I feel like I'm going insane without being…
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In a good place
I haven't posted a blog for a while only because I have been enjoying getting back into my photography and working on enjoying myself. I have had my second round of chemo and due for my third on 20th of Feb. Yay, I will be half way through this tunnel. I found my second round a lot easier to deal with because I knew what…
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First year anniversary done
Hi everyone, Just had a very nervous week but saw the oncologist and surgeon for 12 month checkup and all is good. I didn't think that the little buggers would return but there is always that little doubt because it happened in the first place. My life is really now mine to plane and enjoy. I'm re enrolled into uni to…