I’m on my way back to Spain with a heavy heart, seems like the words ‘died from cancer’ are all I’ve heard, seen and read for the last few days.I know people just as important, loved and valued as these stars lose their lifes to this poxy disease every day, but Barcelona made me forget, the novelty made me forget, the sunshine made me forget, the having no hospital visit for a month made me forget, the being with people who know nothing about what…Continue Reading “I forgot”
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So last Monday the 14th I met this lovely lady Dominuque, a complete stranger, friend of a friend of a friend of my brother.Dominique got in touch having read a post Fergus put out before I left home. Dominique and her family live in a town/village 25 mins outside Barcelona. I have not only been invited for christmas, I have been invited to stay on if I wish. Dominique is one of several people who have reached out to me on this crazy adventure, I…Continue Reading “Valldoreix”
It is three years today since my initial Breast Cancer diagnosis, apparently I am now hitting my statistical expiry date, scary thought. So while I can’t guarantee anything I can promise you that right now I am doing everything I can to stay well and stick around for as long as possible. Yes the last 3 years have been a bollox, endless treatments, needles, side effects, surgery, scans, progression, sadness, terror and then there is it the good stuff, the love and support and honesty…Continue Reading “3 years”
So i’m on the move again, a bit of a nomad at the min, not sure it is my natural state, I like somewhere to lay my hat and all my other rubbish lol. Still in hostel/apartments, double room, with kitchen, cheap,clean, safe,convenient, really quiet but this one is so dark and grim. Next one I have a balcony and a street view!! I could nearly spend the whole time flitting from one place to another. Sometimes I wonder what the hell am I doing…Continue Reading “Barking or wha”
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”
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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”
