Category: December 2023
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Sunday, 24 December 2023
The day starts out humid and overcast and promises to be a bit drizzly but we decide to go to the zoo. The drizzle becomes hard rain and we get completely soaked but it doesn’t matter. We have a great time wandering around. I have my Olympus camera out for the first time in months…
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Friday, 22 December 2023
I struggle through the morning. I am at the peak of radiation induced fatigue and have no energy. We have our family pre-Christmas dinner in the evening. It feels very similar to Mother’s Day when I’d just found out that I had cancer. I don’t really want to socialise but I will not destroy Christmas.…
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Thursday, 21 December 2023
Today is Oncology. Today is results day. I feel fairly calm throughout the morning despite not having had much sleep. We do a quick bit of last minute Christmas shopping on the way to the hospital. Spital sits reassuringly on the dash. I get a call from the Breast Clinic asking me to come in…
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Wednesday, 20 December 2023
This has been an awesome camping trip. The weather has been great, we’ve swum everyday, Susannah hasn’t thought about work and I haven’t thought much about cancer. My thoughts have been directed towards the beauty of the beach, the simple joy of playing in the ocean, and the pleasure of just being together with Susannah,…
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Sunday, 17 December 2023
This morning we learn that Uncle P has tested positive for Covid. Pretty much the entire Auckland based part of the family was with him last night as we were celebrating his 80th birthday at a party hosted by K and H. Luckily for us, as the weather was good, we spent much of the…