Barcelona Part I Not content to sit back and wait around for my next scan in three months, chemo and what comes after that, tired of waking up in terror in the middle of the night, and having seen too many people wait till they were too weak to try something different, I decided I needed to find something pronto. A friend of mine had mentioned Cannabis oil to me a couple of times, but I kind of dismissed it as it sounded, eh,  complicated….Continue Reading “Hunt for the Green Goddess”

  The thing is, if I said this stuff would keep you looking young and help you lose weight lots of people would probably be interested, but if I said it boosts your energy and immune system, aids healing, helps prevent certain diseases and could prolong your life? Such a shame that some good information will be ignored because of it’s source    It makes me so angry and sad that idiot celebrities have turned what I consider to be extremely beneficial nutritional advice into…Continue Reading “makes my lovely pure blood boil”

I know you are probably sick of looking at my mug but It’s really important and nobody else seems to be talking about it like this, 722 deaths last year. Early detection does not guarantee a cure. 30% of people diagnosed with early stage disease will go on to develop Metastatic Breast Cancer which will claim their lives as it will mine. This can happen 5, 10,15 + years later. Some experts believe that very early stage diagnosis can make matters worse, as treatment supresses…Continue Reading “More options”

On Monday I paid a very important visit to the hairdressers, this is probably my last ‘Do’, bar maybe having my head shaved. Yesterday I got the results of my scan and as I expected the cancer has progressed, in my lung (which now has some fluid and is causing me discomfort) and in my ribs. I have been having some problems with my left hip so they have ordered a bone scan too. I have two options, hormone treatment which they suspect could be…Continue Reading “A very important ‘do’”

  So earlier this week I noticed the skin was starting to fall off my feet, on Friday I called into the hospital to have the nurses check them out. They’re not happy so they’ve stopped my meds again till my next scan at the end of the month. It sounds like I might be running out of oral chemo options so probably IV next. And I’m scared of what this might mean, I’m scared of losing my freedom ,my energy and my spirit. I’m…Continue Reading “Don’t Defer Happiness”