Yesterday I tried out an experiment on my children. I suddenly tapped 9 times on the kitchen table – 3 quick taps, 3 slow taps, 3 quick taps. Then I paused, waiting for reactions.
Were they even going to notice? And were they going to see a mea...
Yesterday I noticed that I have probably started losing my eyebrows. I still don’t really want to be sure. Is it safest to know the truth and then to somehow conveniently ‘forget’ it? Yes, No, maybe.
Having a few less than the ...
This is another thing that I had not foreseen with cancer: needing to update people with news that I am very much still alive. Completely. Yes! There’s no cause for alarm! Even if I am not writing emails (or blog posts) every day anymore. The t...
From the outset, sensible advice given to me by friends for dealing with cancer has always been: “Take small steps”. I just hadn’t expected to find myself needing to take those words literally.
Because a few days ago, I suddenl...
Symptoms for Day 2 and Day 5 after my first chemotherapy session have been like those of a horrible holiday. Day 2 involved a (short-lived) heat rash, as if I had been out in sunshine and got slightly burnt whilst wearing a sleeveless dress with a lo...
