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”
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
“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
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
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
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?
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!
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
"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
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