Category: June 2023
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Friday, 16 June 2023
Today is a low key, post chemo, chill at home day. Surprisingly, I still feel ok. No nausea so far and I can still eat. I notice my cheeks go bright red mid-morning. The same thing happened last week so it’s definitely a reaction, probably to the steroids. I make a note of it in…
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Thursday, 15 June 2023
Chemo Round 2, Ding Ding! Today K comes as my support person and H drops us off and picks us up afterwards. We just chat our way through the 4 hours. My big sister has a great sense of humour and we find ourselves cracking up a few times. I think we easily have the…
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Wednesday, 14 June 2023
I start the day with what will be my regular Wednesday morning blood tests. The phlebotomist who takes my blood misses the vein in my left arm so has a go at the right. Success. My arms are bruised from all the testing and I think that will continue as chemo is said to make the…
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Tuesday, 13 June 2023
I am sorting out some more stuff to give away and lamenting over the end of past lives when the phone rings. It is Dr PG from the Respiratory Department with my biopsy results. Fantastic news! I do not have cancer in my chest cavity. Apparently I do have Sarcoidosis! It is a fairly rare…
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Monday, 12 June 2023
Today Tm comes over and we sit and drink tea by the fire. I have arranged this “fireside chat” so that I can pick his brain and talk about his experiences with Rl (his Mum and my cousin) who passed away from cancer in 2020. I ask for advice as to what helped his family…