Mummy’s poorly, let’s get her better

The chemo guilt?

Kb_3

This is a difficult post for me to write. Today has been one of the harder days for me. I’m two days post chemo at the start of a cycle which means all the drugs and therefore typically I’m feeling it! I’m exhausted and have mainly ...
- 16 Jan 2021
Feeling thankful

Kb_3

Short update this week as I am finding myself with less and less time whilst like so many I am juggling zoom calls for work, endless home schooling for my boys as well as the work piling up from the zoom calls. All whilst I combat the inescapab...
- 13 Jan 2021
New Year - New Challenges, let's stay positive!

Kb_3

So thankfully I was still able to have my treatment last week, I am so grateful to my usual cancer team who were able to sort it for me to attend another treatment centre last week so I could continue my weekly treatments, especially as some of them ...
- 5 Jan 2021
Cancer in a time of Covid

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So like so many people up and down the country our plans for Christmas were changed. We were out into tier 4 so no more parents on Christmas Day. But for my cancer journey the bigger impact is that I got a call on Boxing Day to let me know that...
- 28 Dec 2020
One round complete - positive pants back in place!

Kb_3

I’ve now completed one full round of treatment which for me is three weeks of chemotherapy. One with all the drugs (Paclitaxel, also known as taxol, Carboplatin, Herceptin and Pertuzumab), then two weeks of just Taxol. I will need to have 6 rou...
- 19 Dec 2020
Reality hits and it hurts

Kb_3

I pride myself on being a positive person and have tried to be positive so far during this time. Let's be honest my prognosis is good compared with many others and whilst I have a difficult journey ahead I have hope and that is really good!...
- 14 Dec 2020
Rumours are true, I’m not superwoman

Kb_3

Today I had my second chemo session (more on that later) but I first wanted to catch you up on the rollercoaster I have felt in this last week. I think it is fair to say that so far, whilst devastated by the news I have been mostly determined a...
- 10 Dec 2020
Learning to be a patient

Kb_3

It’s the first weekend following my first chemo. Thankfully I seem to have minimal side effects thus far. But I am obviously not the person I was two weeks ago. I have much less energy, I can’t just run around after the boys, sort all the...
- 6 Dec 2020
First chemo and cold cap done!

Kb_3

Yesterday was intense. I arrived at the treatment centre at 10am and was to be there until 4pm it was going to be a long day. In part I had made it longer by deciding to use the cooling cap. This is a device which I will wear on my ...
- 4 Dec 2020
First mini chemo session done

Kb_3

Today I had my first treatment. I’m not going to lie I was very anxious this morning before heading in. I barely had any lunch as it felt like heading into the unknown. I had my port fitted on Monday so I’m sore but intrigued about how it...
- 2 Dec 2020
“So how are you feeling, emotionally?” - how do I answer?

Kb_3

I have been diagnosed for less than a week now and the question I have been asked the most is “how you feeling” or a variation thereof. People don’t mean physically, luckily at the moment before I start treatment my physical symptom...
- 1 Dec 2020
How did I know to see a doctor?

Kb_3

A lot of friends, particularly female friends have timidly asked me since I have shared this news “how did I know to get checked out” “what was it that made me see the doctor”? “Did you feel a lump”? The short answ...
- 30 Nov 2020
Treatment, what straight away!?

Kb_3

So I was diagnosed on Wednesday 25th November and to my shock it moved so quickly from that point, it’s been a mad schedule or appointments and screenings since then with my first treatment already booked in for 2nd December which is only one w...
- 28 Nov 2020
Diagnosis and telling everyone whirlwind

Kb_3

So Wednesday 25th November my husband and I went to my hospital appointment and heard the news “you have breast cancer”. It’s a huge cliche but you really do just have everything slow down in that moment. Thank heavens they are allo...
- 28 Nov 2020

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