Lego! Feel like a kid again

ruralmum2
ruralmum2 Member Posts: 20 ✭
edited September 8 in Creative Corner
Well, I’m 5 months in to my BC journey & am going to be off for at least another 5-6 more months (2 surgeries & 2 x rounds of AC chemo down, 14 rounds of chemo left, then radiation, then hormone therapy). I kept stocking up my spotlight online cart, but then I thought with my track record of not completing much craft, I turned my idea to Lego. 

I bought the kit of ‘The Office’ & I think this is something I’ll actually finish! The kids are sad because I told them they could only play with it if they were in character 😂 I’ve let them build the characters & help pass me pieces, but the structure is all mine. I’ve done Michael & Pam’s work areas. I’m trying to pace myself though. We’ve got to treat ourselves right, this is a crap thing to live through. Any other Lego kits anyone has completed or can recommend?
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  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 8,203 ✭
    Well done @ruralmum2!!   I've never played with Lego at all!!

    Great that the kids can 'help' but not take over :) 

    All the best for your ongoing treatment xx
  • Daina_BCNA
    Daina_BCNA Administrator, Staff, Member, Moderator Posts: 50 ✭
    What a perfect way to spend your time! I don't have photos to share but my kids have been loving the brightness of leggo these days.
  • Tri
    Tri Member Posts: 233 ✭
    Excellent idea - and the humorous theme along with colour sounds like it could be uplifting.
    I had a bit of neuropathy in my fingers and I think Lego would have been very helpful “exercise” for strengthening the fine motor skills! 
  • ruralmum2
    ruralmum2 Member Posts: 20 ✭
    MelV83 said:
    I bought some of the plain red roses and made those to go in my vase of fake flowers. I’ll try to take a picture tomorrow- Lego is fun!
    Oh nice! I put my Lego aside for the last couple of months, but need to get back into it. Chemo had me in a bit of a rut until recently, but I think it would be good for my fingers (neuropathy). I’ve been eyeing off the succulent kit - wondering if I should buy it for my teenager, or maybe myself for Xmas. Would love to see your roses if you have the time 😊
  • ruralmum2
    ruralmum2 Member Posts: 20 ✭
    Tri said:
    Excellent idea - and the humorous theme along with colour sounds like it could be uplifting.
    I had a bit of neuropathy in my fingers and I think Lego would have been very helpful “exercise” for strengthening the fine motor skills! 
    Yes, I think I need to pick it up again. My fingers seem ok, but perhaps have a slight sensation like they’re swollen at the tips, so doing Lego again would help. I’ve had to hand stitch & hot glue my daughter’s dance costumes recently, so that was a good measure of my hand dexterity. There’s some nice mini plant kits & a cherry blossom set I’ve had my eye on in the Lego kits. 
  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 8,203 ✭
    Treat yourself, @ruralmum2 ..... buy it for yourself!! Buy 2!!  ;)   Get the Roses/cherry one, too!! .... 3 sounds better! :) 

    Well done on doing the sewing for your daughter's dance gear!!  

    take care
  • ruralmum2
    ruralmum2 Member Posts: 20 ✭
    Thank you arpie, haha, I think I deserve all the Lego 😂
    Thank goodness the dance costumes are bought ones that only need minor adjustments or ‘bedazzling’, I’m not much of a seamstress & my kid would probably be dancing in a hessian sack otherwise 😂
    Seriously though, I told my eldest daughter (13) after my diagnosis (start of April) that the highlight of my year would be watching her at her concert. I shed a few tears on the night of her final performance. I was so proud & so glad she had the ‘normality’ of dance to carry her through this otherwise trying year. Thankfully I’m now coming to the end of my chemo (3 doses to go!), then just have radiation & hormone therapy to go. There’s light at the end of the tunnel, phew! 
  • arpie
    arpie Member Posts: 8,203 ✭
    Absolutely - treat yourself :) Cos you deserve it, bigtime xx

    That is SO good that your daughter's dancing helped her with her 'normality' and routine  .... and having her friends around her at the same time would be so supportive for her too.

    It is so important for her (and you) to keep as busy as you can (when you are able), doing stuff that you love doing as you go thru all this, to also 'create' that normality.  Your chemo may give you 'off' days for a while ... but you'll bounce back xx   

    That light at the end of the tunnel is a beacon!  I treated myself to a week at Norfolk Island afterwards xx 

    Most find the Radiation to be the 'easiest' of the 3-4 disciplines .... chemo is usually up there at the top, followed by surgery, then hormone therapy & radiation is usually at the bottom (but it can also change in order for some people too!) 

    I had my uke group  (that I run) to keep me on the straight & narrow AND also keep me laughing, as they know that I am a real sook ....  My surgery was in the middle of Jan and 3 weeks later, we were performing at the biggest ukulele festival in Australia - I wasn't sure if I'd be able to pull it off, but we did it!  It really helped keep me sane and focused. xx

    take care xx


  • Tri
    Tri Member Posts: 233 ✭
    @ruralmum2 how special, your daughter had the composure and capacity to carry on with life, performance and you could still be involved in supporting her (with a lovely costume:-)) 
    When my fingers were at their maximum numbness I was inspired by this article about a young surgeon who took up cross stitch to help adjust to her neuropathy, you might find it interesting ❤️🌸🌷
    https://amp.abc.net.au/article/102554760

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