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Latest blog posts

• Cleop’s

  The beginning

  Throughout my life, I never imagined I would face something like this. For 43 years, I was never ill and never worried about my health. Fast forward to two days ago—I was told I have kidney cancer. I didn't take the news well; I was devasta...

  Cleop over 1 year ago
• Life after a lumpectomy

  DCIS, Lumpectomy, & Mammoplasty 3 weeks ago

  Hi, just had surgery for DCIS,  lumpectomy, & mammoplasty to left breast  i ( had lumpectomy, axilla glands removed  & radiotherapy 17 years ago)  This diagnosis  came as a complete shock , it was a large tumour but t...

  Maujac over 1 year ago
• Life after a lumpectomy

  DCIS, Lumpectomy, & Mammoplasty 3 weeks ago

  Hi, just had surgery for DCIS,  lumpectomy, & mammoplasty to left breast  i ( had lumpectomy, axilla glands removed  & radiotherapy 17 years ago to the right breast )  This diagnosis  came as a complete shock , it was...

  Maujac over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 98: Two days till my 3rd Carboplatin.

  Post 98: Two days till my 3rd Carboplatin. All’s well that ends well. ——— Tomorrow’s first house valuation is looming in our minds, but today is grey and blustery. After a call from my little bro—sheltering fro...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 97: Dietary adjustments and estate agents.

  Post 97: Dietary adjustments and estate agents. The breeze and clouds were a welcome change — but the heat is on (still), as Glenn Frey used to say. ——— Today’s hospice visit was food only — my final counselling...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 96: A painfully quiet week ends.

  Post 96: A painfully quiet week ends. At the start of the week it’s time to take stock – lazy Sundays are exactly that. They’re lazy. ——— The sunflowers keep growing in the bags by the wall, now nearly as tall ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 64: Another setback.

  Post 64: Another setback. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou ——— With a run of bad juju lasting too long, it’s starting to feel like there’s no beating my...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 95: Celebrations and Seatbelts.

  Post 95: Celebrations and Seatbelts. On an OK day, a period of it can be nearly perfect — embrace it as soon as you notice. ——— The last few days have been easily forgettable thanks to the back issues, and while I’d ...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 63: Three days and all’s well.

  Post 63: Three days and all’s well. When I say three days, I mean three days till it’s a week after the last A&E visit for another AFib — which will trigger a review of the date at which I can resume the chemo. That said, I&r...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 94: Blogging swings and Rollercoasters.

  Post 94: Blogging swings and Rollercoasters. ——— The pain, in the main, will remain a strain. ——— My back pain is worse. It seems chronic now, and even though the hospice doctor kindly wrote to my GP yesterday...

  Mr U over 1 year ago