Happy Christmas

Categories Barking Kitty

It’s two years today since life as I knew it changed forever and I was diagnosed with breast cancer ( and subsequently advanced breast cancer). I’ve learned a lot in those 2 years, mostly obvious stuff that we just seem to loose sight of. Like most of the stuff we worry about doesn’t really matter, and worrying won’t change anything anyway. Like more stuff won’t make us happier but more wonderful experiences and memories will. Like we really can choose to be happy despite our…Continue Reading “Happy Christmas” →

Taking control

Categories My Kind Of Medicine

Prior to my cancer diagnosis I had always been overweight, broad and tall, sure I could carry it, they’d say. I was constantly yo-yoing, constantly on some diet or other. As for exercise, other than running around for work, which probably prevented me from being big as a house, it was otherwise non existent. Despite this I had experienced pretty good health and was never hospitalised. My diet though always carb heavy, varied depending on how busy I was at work and how much socialising…Continue Reading “Taking control” →

Disclaimer

Categories My Kind Of Medicine

I am not a doctor, a nurse or a nutritionist, I am a researcher and a stubborn control freak who questions everything, doesn’t much like conventional cancer treatment and believes there has to be a better way. But as I have terminal cancer, right now I choose to use both conventional and alternative treatments, nutrition, exercise, mindfulness etc. etc anything that might prolong my life while maintaining it’s quality.  I also want to acknowledge that as a single woman I appreciate that I have more…Continue Reading “Disclaimer” →

2 years living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer

Categories Feeling A Right Tit

As breast cancer awareness month comes to an end I’m sorry to say it’s not all pink and rosy. While nobody’s life is ever the same after breast cancer, for many of us, breast cancer is for life. Here’s some facts you may not know, straight from the horse’s mouth so to speak (be nice, I have cancer). To those who love me and those who are quietly and bravely fighting their own battles, I’m sorry but I have to do this; it’s important. It…Continue Reading “2 years living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer” →

Radio gaga

Categories Uncategorized

  Two weeks of  daily  Radiotherapy, Phew! I can cope with that. This might seem like a strange reaction from somebody who wanted to avoid conventional treatment,  but a few weeks back I thought I was facing surgery, was then told surgery was impossible as the cancer had progressed too much in my breast. Six weeks of  radiotherapy was mentioned and  I was led to believe that progression elsewhere was also likely. Devastation, where next, my lungs my brain, both. Thankfully my scan revealed this…Continue Reading “Radio gaga” →

Books

Categories Feeling A Right Tit, My Kind Of Medicine

  When I was initially diagnosed and stage IV hadn’t yet been confirmed I was a woman on a mission, I was going  to beat this bastard. I had books coming out of my ears and I devoured them all, books about food and nutrition, alternative therapies, exercise, you name it I read it. But then I realised there was something missing, something I was craving that I hadn’t yet found in anything I read. What I actually needed was something to calm the chaos,…Continue Reading “Books” →

Second opinion (tumour gone amuk)

Categories Barking Kitty, Feeling A Right Tit, Uncategorized

I wake up around 6.30 in terror. I should be relieved  that surgery is off the cards I didn’t want it but I didn’t want chemo either and now I’m furious as I don’t have an option and what if surgery was the  best option? I lie awake waiting for the oncology office to open so I can call Carmel. I’ve had so much conflicting information in the last week my heads fried. I call the hospital , it seems that assumptions were made and…Continue Reading “Second opinion (tumour gone amuk)” →