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I’m Back… with no cancer in tow!

December 8, 2015 By Sandra 24 Comments

Well, it’s been a little while between drinks but… “I’m back” (said in my best sing songy sinister voice with appropriate facial smirk). My expected four day stay in hospital down in the big smoke turned into an eight day stay in hospital thanks Continue Reading

Sequel to “Angry at the only-ness dummy spit”

November 18, 2015 By Sandra 7 Comments

Sorry to keep you all hanging since my last post but things have been a little busy. The biopsy of my chest wall lymph nodes showed some abnormal cells so I’m off to the big smoke tomorrow to have a wedge taken out of my right lung where the Continue Reading

Dead Fish and Hot Rocks

July 23, 2015 By Sandra 26 Comments

“My get up and go for life in general is tough at the moment but I’m pushing through. Think I need to go on one of those ‘airy fairy’ retreats somewhere near the seaside where a bunch of healers whack you with dead fish while chanting and dancing Continue Reading

Four terrifying words… Too many

May 20, 2015 By Sandra 28 Comments

Yesterday morning I received a phone call… A phone call from my friend’s husband… My friend’s husband said… “We just got the results… she has breast cancer”… I felt sick… I said what I hoped were all the right words, from somewhere Continue Reading

The Blue Folder Part 2

May 3, 2015 By Sandra 19 Comments

It’s 3.30 am and I can’t sleep… again. I’ve tried reading, listening to music, meditation, listening to the quiet, deep breathing and it’s just not happening so I’ve decided to get up and write. I try not to get aggravated about not sleeping… Continue Reading

Trish’s “Things I should tell you” Post

November 30, 2014 By Sandra 7 Comments

Today I am sharing a blog post from Trish over at My Little Drummer Boys.  Trish is an incredible lady.  Please go check out her site here. When I emailed Trish asking if I could re-post this I expressed that her post didn't just resonate with me, Continue Reading

So what now?

October 5, 2014 By Sandra 7 Comments

The end of September marked 12 months since the end of my breast cancer treatment. At the end of my treatment everyone was so excited for me, which was really lovely. “Yay! You’ll have to celebrate! How are you going to celebrate?” “Oh, I Continue Reading

PINK FLUFFY STUFF? God I hope I don’t get emails, I’m too fragile!

August 24, 2014 By Sandra 24 Comments

I've paused over the publish button for a little while now with this one but here goes. I received an email from a dear friend this morning that started like this…   “I have felt for a while that you are struggling, partly the reason for Continue Reading

Shadows

August 7, 2014 By Sandra 6 Comments

"If I could fade into the light of day as shadows do by night, What peace the in-between would be still here but out of sight. To disappear and re-appear by choice and not by must, Would be the saving of my soul from darkness where it’s stuck." - Continue Reading

Despising the snow dome

July 28, 2014 By Sandra 10 Comments

I really can’t pin point what it is about this piece that I hate… but I do! I despise it. This was written very early on in my cancer ride that began almost seventeen months ago now. My surgery had been performed and I think I had weathered my Continue Reading

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