Category: January 2024
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Thursday, 25 January 2024
Goddamn these steroids. I actually get a decent night’s sleep thanks to my magic zopiclone, but the minute I wake up I feel queasy and jittery once again. I stare over at the empty desk on the far side of the bedroom and realise I won’t be going back to any normal work life, or…
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Tuesday, 23 January 2024
I had a decent night’s sleep for once which is awesome. I wake feeling rested but queasy. Susannah doles out my morning drugs – steroids, anti nausea and anti reflux pills, plus a paracetamol. No big-gun painkillers required at this stage so it’s only a small pile. Today we go for my final surgical follow…
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Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Despite another zopiclone night I do not sleep at all and wake up feeling, sad, angry, and sick. Oh yay, all the feels. This sucks. I’m not up to doing much today. A lovely lady calls from Sweet Louise, a support group for people living with incurable cancer. We have a chat about the kinds…
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Monday, 22 January 2024
It’s Chemo Day. Today is the first new treatment at the Harbour Cancer and Wellness Center. It feels a bit weird to be going somewhere other than the North Shore hospital Breast Clinic for chemo. Unlike the hospital, these private facilities are spacious, spotless and everything looks new. The staff are friendly and welcoming and…
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Sunday, 21 January 2024
Late last year we booked our van in for some January camping upgrades, thinking we would do more regular trips away. Now the need for camping has become more urgent so we debated whether or not to continue with the renos or just use it as is. After all we’ve already had some amazing trips…