Category: June 2023
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Friday, 30 June 2023
I have a new blender so I make a healthy smoothie with banana, berries, protein powder and coconut water. It’s yummy! I then juice a whole bag of mandarin oranges. The healthy me approves. After that I’m pretty much done for the day. Fridays are always mellow as my energy level is quite low. But…
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Thursday, 29 June 2023
Chemo Cycle 2, Day 1 – that means my 4th treatment. Susannah has decided that whenever possible, she will come to chemo as my support person. I was ok with other people coming, but I would rather it was her as then I don’t have to pretend or censor myself at all. Some days the…
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Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Today is my Mum’s 82nd birthday! Happy Birthday Mum! I love you very much. My day starts with the weekly blood tests. Next is a zoom appointment with Lr, a Psychologist from the Cancer Society. This is a huge step for me as I’ve never had counselling before and I have difficulty opening up or…
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Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Radical Remission is now talking about attitude. Now, here is a chapter I can get into. The book talks about the Survivor’s attitude towards their disease, their unwillingness to accept that they were going to die. Although the book doesn’t go as far as saying that if you don’t accept that you are going to…
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Monday, 26 June 2023
My hair is falling out. It’s been shedding a bit since the last treatment but today it’s really coming out. I naturally have thin strands of hair but a large volume of it so there are no obvious bald patches yet. It kind of looks like I just had a trim. Soon patches of scalp…