Battling Big Betty:
My fight with Breast Cancer
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Wednesday, 17 January 2024
I ask Sister C for some help with some sewing projects. By that I mean, please come and mend some clothes that I’ve had sitting in a pile for ages because I can’t sew. The irony of this is that I did the photography for a sewing book called The Sewtionary (a step by step…
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Monday, 15 January 2024
I get out of bed in the morning and find my whole body is a bit sore from the surf – even my feet hurt! I had such a great weekend away but now it’s business as usual. Susannah is working and I lie in bed feeling contemplative. The cats were very pleased to see…
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Saturday, 13 January 2024
We wake to an absolutely stunning day. We park the van at the beach and set up a shelter as close as we can to the high tide mark as the black sand feels like it’s on fire. Then it’s into the surf for some body boarding. The water is surprisingly warm (once you’re in).…
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Friday, 12 January 2024
I have the PET-CT scan today. Uncle J drops me off and will pick me up afterwards, in about 2-3 hours. I am familiar with the format of the scan – IV line put in arm, blood sugar test taken, wait 30 minutes. Radioactive tracer given in IV form, wait one hour. Have scan –…
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Thursday, 11 January 2024
I am supposed to go and get my second three monthly Goserelin injection today but I call the hospital to cancel the appointment. As my cancer is now hormone receptor negative, endocrine therapy will no longer be effective. With such a rapid recurrence I’m not sure that it ever was. Anyway, I don’t need to…