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Posted by Chris
So this week was my chemo free week, I had in my mind a load of stuff I wanted to get done. I thought I would be zippy with energy! Hahahahahahah! Yeh that'll teach me! I've felt ok but tire easily though I am being good and not pushing myself. On another positive note, I went to the Look Good feel ...
Posted by Ruth
My good friend J, was diagnosed with breast cancer almost 6 years ago, 9 months after the birth of her son. At the age of 40, and this being her first (and now only) child, this seemed to be a particularly cruel blow. However, I have never met anyone as brave ant stoical as J, she dealt with ...
Posted by Chris
So I had my third chemo session this week, I'm on NAB Paclotaxil and so far it's not been too bad. The one thing I do find though is that my bowels have become a constant source of conversation. Where once me and hubby would sit and chat about what we'd done at work, we now have conversations along...
Posted by lesley1956
Ok so have a date for my surgery presuming this barking cough clears up. Its not for want of trying or for lack of antibiotics. I know this surgery is what I need to minimise the cancer burden on my body but hell the thought is scary. I act all brave most of the ime but it is scaying the hell out o...
Posted by Chris
So I decided to take matters into my own hands and get my head shaved, but I decided to have a laugh and a party whilst doing it! I invited a load of my mates over for one of my girls nights ( I usually have one of these nights once or twice a year and things can get a bit messy). My friend Jo is a ...
Posted by JoBattersby1961
I've always been fascinated by those Zen sand gardens - the little tray of sand with the rake to draw the ripples, usually around a stone. One of the houses I walk past each morning has a white gravel front yard featuring a couple of thoughtfully positioned large rocks. The gravel is meticulously r...
Posted by JoBattersby1961
I'm pretty careful about what I eat. I have plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables every day and I eat fish regularly. I hardly ever eat takeaway food and can honestly say that, at the age of 51, I have never eaten a McDonalds hamburger. But I love icecream. I figure if I'm going to treat myself to ...
Posted by JoBattersby1961
I read a book a couple of months ago called The Ultimate Gift, written by Jim Stovall. In a chapter entitled The Gift of Gratitude I read the following passage. He explained to me that every morning before he got up he would lie in bed-or wherever he had been sleeping-and visualise a golden tablet o...
Posted by JoBattersby1961
The first thing I thought of when I wrote the title for this blog was those slap stick skits of someone slipping on a banana skin. That made me laugh and was a moment of joy in itself but this blog is about something else. Recently a wart appeared on my thumb. Initially I didn't worry about it, kno...
Posted by JoBattersby1961
Writing has always been one of my passions. It's right up there with cooking. In 2006 I completed an Advanced Diploma of Arts in Professional Writing, and, while I enjoyed every minute of the four years it took me to complete part time, I can honestly say it was more work than my Degree in law. Tha...
