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Yah!! Last day of chemo!!! Pic is to big for me to write anything but I'm so proud of her xx
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Natural Quackery
I had my first consultation with my medical oncologist. He has recommended 4 rounds of chemo before I start radiation and hormone treatments. Something I didn't want to hear! Then he mentioned the Prosigna test or Oncotype DX. A bit pricey, but if the results show I can avoid chemo then it is worth it, so we decided it was…
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Am I just a sook?
Hi It is a year since my first and second Breast cancer excisions and lymph node biopsy. The first was on 3 March 2015 and the 2nd a week later on 10 March 2015. Apparently there was a second cancer near the skin which was missed by all. Not blaming my surgeon who is esteemed by all in the know and friends of friends who…
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Her mother's breast cancer, and her own
I came across this thoughtful and moving story today and I thought I'd share it with you. In this deeply personal essay, author Kate Bolick talks about her experience with her mother's breast cancer as well as her own. Both of them were diagnosed quite young. The essay really highlights how much care has changed over the…
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extra long summer days
hi bloggers, we are travelling well. Sometimes I feel very sad and am not really sure why??? I have to force myself to be happy with my lot.........force myself to think positive and be mindful of all the great things I have in my life. Its Easter, and its not raining, and the sun and surf are out.......We have a roof over…
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Family Day **Warning grandbaby photo and horses!**
So given that I am having the all important meeting tomorrow to discuss whether I'm to have a mastectomy or just another wider local excision plus a full ancillary clearance, and then the surgery this Thursday, today we decided to have a lovely family day, and do something I wont be able to do for a while, and thats spend…
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Relationships - Stronger or Weaker???
Hi All Not sure I even want to type this - once its out there I then have to deal with it!! I am now at the end of chemo/rad and going back to work on the 7th. My treatment is obviously not over (pesky little squatter in my vertebrae) and I haven't yet started on the hormone medication. I fear that social media leads us to…
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Be the best support person
It was a Thursday in July when I got the call from my sister to tell me that she had breast cancer. I can't recall the actual words she used, but I do recall herring the fear and shock in her voice, and feeling fear and shock in my own body. All I wanted to do was get on a plane, fly to her, hold her tight and tell her…