The Butterfly Who Flapped Too Hard

  • Hormones - Are you kidding me?!

    So, on top of all the cancer stuff that's goingon - I also have PCOS, which is short for poly-cystic ovary syndrome. This is a condition that affects more women than they know it does, because often the symptoms aren't things that would normally get checked out. Instead, they are put down as just 'period issues'. Sorry gents, it's one of those sorts of posts! So a lot of women have it, and don't realise they have it …

  • Everyone needs a nest day!

    Duvet days are so last year! What you need is a nest day! Today is a nest day for me.

    I've pushed myself too hard the last couple of days, and today I feel a little bit broken. So I have gathered food and drink from the kitchen that will last me the day, and it is set up on the sofa beside me. I have then got two blankets, one is wrapped around my feet and lower legs, while the other covers me from head to toe…

  • All bunged up!

    I'm sure you can guess from the title what this post is going to be about..... YUP! Constipation!

    So, you've got cancer, you've maybe got a surgery or two to go through, and then treatment to endure. Then comes all of the side effects from those, be it; pain, lethargy, nausea, dizziness, drop in appetite, bits not working as they once did. There's the stress and concern over what this means for your future, and any…

  • The doctors never told me that!!!

    Has anyone not thought that yet?

    There are so many times over the last five years where something has happened and I've worried because the docs didn't tell me to expect it, or that it might happen, or the best one - the docs didn't know it could happen!


    The reason I bring it up? Well, I'm going personal again folks so you may want to avert your eyes!


    I've recently had a hysteroscopy…

  • I am......

    A woman.

    A sister.

    A daughter.

    An aunt.

    A friend.

    A bitch.

    A Mum - to cats.

    A cancer sufferer.

    A baker.

    A crafter.

    A gardener.

    A singer.

    A musician.

    And many other things. However the most recent one, and possibly my favourite, that I have discovered through this site is.......

    I am a sandwich! LOL.

    I joined the groups here that applied to myself, and then when I go to my groups through my profile, it shows them in…