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Posted by tanya
Started my morning with my first blood test. This was uneventful but the 'phlebo' (as she referred to herself!) has just gone through chemo for breast cancer. Just when you think that you're a special person in the room with this important disease - there's another person right next to you who's bee...
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I attended a Wholefoods seminar by chef Jude Blereau this afternoon. I love the idea of eating what is in season, eating local, eating organic, eating food as close to the source as possible (as unprocessed as possible), and I love the idea of slow food, though I still don't quite understand how nor...
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Leila's last ballet class for the term - parents were allowed to watch today and it was exciting to see what the little ballerinas can do and how much they've improved. My favourite is watching them doing improvisation. Had a long chat with the person who used to run Fraser's daycare, who has just ...
Posted by tanya
Last physio sessio today with Emma, as she is going on hols overseas. I'm not noticing the cording now during the day though it's still very much there. I'll see how I go through my first week of chemo and have the name of another good physio if I want another session. I need to keep stretching it -...
Posted by tanya
So firstly for those of you reading this who may just want to know the nuts and bolts of what is going to happen next. here's a quick explanation of the treatment plan. For those of you with far too much time on your hands (and this is also particularly for me) I am going to freel free to ramble and...
Posted by tanya
Another good physio appt today. Emma, my physio, looked impressed at my arm movement. Cords still very prominent but apparently recovery happens in this order: 1. Regain arm movement 2. Regain arm movement without pain 3. All of the above and cords disappear. Mum and PJ came over to say hi and l...
Posted by tanya
At the start of the year I wrote and did my best at following a 90-day plan both for work and personally. One of my To Do's was to make a more conscious effort at keeping in touch with friends. It might be a call, an email, remembering a birthday, sending a card, or catching up for a cuppa. It is so...
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Powered around the lake four times this morning. Felt great. I think the fourth lap might have tipped Lucca over the edge though. Quiet day at home then went to work for a few hours this afternoon. So great being there, seeing my gorgeous Blockettes and catching up on some paperwork. I think it's a...
Posted by tanya
We were all so happy to have Mark home on Friday night (well Saturday morning actually). The kids were so excited in the morning and wouldn't stop talking. Mark didn't really have a chance to get over jet lag - had to keep moving with ballet, birthday parties and giving the kids lots of attention. ...
