Still Alive and Kicking
It has been a long time since I posted anything here. So much happening all the time that I really have had to stop and sit down and write this short blog.
It's almost 5 years since my diagnosis and have just had the mammogram and ultrasound. Hope they will be fine again and can go and have my new tattoo to celebrate it's going on my left buttock so there will be no picture!
I had a right breast FreeTram flap reconstruction last Dec after waiting a long long time in the public sector but thank to Campbell Newman panicing about a long waiting list not looking good for his upcoming election he paid for us 35 ladies to have surgery in the private sector at no cost! Had the same surgeon I had seen in public so very happy. Feels great and have a washboard abdomen too!
Last October I had the very great privilege of taking part in the International Breast Cancer Survivors Dragon Boat Regatta in Sarasota Florida! I was the team captain of the Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons a great honour and we paddled our hearts out to take second place in our group our coach was so proud he cried! Very unlike him! It was just the most amazing uplifting event. All our endless fundraising had been worth it. I was lucky to also have my sister and brother - in -law come from the UK. My husband and brother-in-law also paddled in the supporters race Anthony(bil) had never paddled and my husband Brian only a couple of times. That didn't matter as they won the race and all of a sudden my sister and I are faced with living with World Champion Supporters!! I was also lucky to have my name drawn out for the Flowerers on The Water ceremony and to paddle in the Sandy Smith Memorial race. A sad but beautiful end to an amazing time.
