I am now eleven weeks post chemo, and three weeks post radiotherapy, so I figured it was time to write a little post treatment update. One thing I have found throughout the last eleven months is that it is very easy to forget how far I have come. Each stage of the cancer journey, from… Continue reading Post treatment update
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Me Made May 2024
Me Made May is one of my favourite months of the year. Since I first took part ten years ago, my target has grown from wearing one me made item per week to wearing something I made every day with at least one full me made outfit per week. However, I am approaching Me Made… Continue reading Me Made May 2024
Half Way Through
Two days ago I hit another chemotherapy milestone. I completed my eighth round of chemo, which means I have eight left. I am now half way through my chemotherapy treatment. It turns out that most of the rest of my family have been counting my treatment in terms of weeks, and in their eyes I… Continue reading Half Way Through
Six Months
Yesterday, 27th November, marked six months since the beginning of my breast cancer journey. Six. Months. That’s a long time. My husband asked me a few weeks ago if I remembered a time before I had cancer. Of course I do, but the last six months have been all consuming, and I have to try… Continue reading Six Months
Going into hibernation.
This week I started a new chemo regime. Previously I had chemo every other week, spent most of the chemo week wired thanks to steroids, and then had a Good Week in between. I am now switching to Paclitaxel (or Taxol) weekly, which meant that last week was my last Good Week. It really feels… Continue reading Going into hibernation.
Managing My Chemotherapy Hair Loss
I have naturally curly hair, but not the good kind. It takes a lot of work to make it look presentable, rather than a birds nest. As a result, more often than not, I scrape it up into a mum bun and have done with it. Or at least I did. So it was a… Continue reading Managing My Chemotherapy Hair Loss
Life Through Rosie Tinted Spectacles 