Category: August 2023
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Thursday, 31 August 2023
It’s been several weeks since my last chemo so I go in to the Infusion Center to have my port flushed to avoid clotting. This only takes about 10 minutes. It’s a really weird feeling being back – a bit like when you leave a job and then pop back to pick something up a…
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Wednesday, 30 August 2023
We are going to the beach! We made a list of things we wanted to do this week and Susannah wrote that she wanted to dip her feet in the ocean. So, after a bit of online research, we decide to drive the van out to Maraetai where we can get our feet wet and…
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Monday, 28 August 2023
Today is my sister K’s birthday. Happy Birthday, big sis! C finally tests negative and comes over to try to finish the sanding and painting jobs she was doing for Mum. As she is still here in the early evening, we all go over to K’s after she’s finished work to wish her a Happy…
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Saturday, 26 August 2023
We see Dr Kt and I meet nurse Ly in person for the first time. Dr Kt examines me and shows obvious pride in her work which is actually quite nice. I’m looking at my body thinking what a fucking mess, and she’s looking at it as a beautiful job done well. I resolve to…
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Friday, 25 August 2023
I’m worried about my lack of drain. I’m getting puffy on the left side of my body and there appears to be no leakage from the drainage site. The liquid has to go somewhere, right? I worry myself into a state of anxiety and in the end I call nurse Ly to see what she…