5 years I couldn’t gave imagined eating this.

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Hi yesterday was my 67 th birthday wow have been a pensioner a whole year. 
Another milestone I didn’t think I would reach in the dark days if May 2018 but I did. 
Last night I chose Turkish restaurant to celebrate with family as a nod to my wonderful oncologist Dr Mehmet Sen at Leeds cancer centre. The above was an aubergine oven baked with flavourful mince onion tomatoes. Plus starter and baklava. Ok no spice but a dish that I didn’t think I would eat again. . 
Hope thus helps everyone who undoubtedly eill/are following in my foot steps. 

Hugs Hazel cc

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    Hi Hazel

    Finished CRT in June 2023

    Fantastic....well done.

    My favourite meals were Madras and Jalfrezi before Chemoradio....impossible at this time ....but I have not given up hope....

    We were down at St Andrews last week for a seafront chippy....one of life's little pleasures....even more so if you have walked the CRT walk.

    Peter

  • Thanks so so much for posting this. So happy for you that you’ve been able to have such a lovely meal. What a milestone for you. Also, happy for myself as it gives me heart that my past favourites (dhansak or Pathia curries) may feature again in my future. 
    Thx, Lx

  • Belated birthday wishes Hazel ! That meal looks so good,

    Turi x

  • Never give up the consultant d tell us 2 years but I know many who are over that me  included whi are still getting improvements. 
    Hazel x

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo  3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life. 
    No questions too daft to ask. 

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  • Happy Birthday Hazel Good for you enjoy yourself X

  • Hi Min  Thank you, scary 67 How did that happen !

    Hazel xx

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo  3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life. 
    No questions too daft to ask. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a series of webinars on head and neck cancers. There will be updates as more are added.
  • scary 67 Hiw did that happen

    As easily as 73! 

    Dani 

    Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019

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  • Hi Hazel

    Happy 67th birthday. Your post made my mouth water what a great birthday meal. A birthday is a wonderful reason to celebrate life and the progress that you have made over the last 5 years. I can't eat any of the things that you and the  others have mentioned in their posts but I get great enjoyment out of the aromas. I am always smelling the food Terry eats and then I can remember exactly what they taste like. He had a turkey and cranberry foccacia for lunch yesterday and the smell of the foccacia (not sure if I am spelling that correctly ) was divine and  it was as good as eating it for me. I think it is called 'eating by proxy' but it works really well.

    Wishing you many more wonderful birthdays.

    Love Lyn

    x

    Sophie66

  • Hi Lyn Thank you yes focaccia bread has a lovely aroma. We all do what we can the others all shared a huge spicy meat platter. I enjoyed my aubergine plate. 

    hugs Hazel. 

    Hazel aka RadioactiveRaz 35 radiotherapy and 2 chemo  3 rd cancelled. HPV tonsil cancer 7 lymph nodes. 8 years post treatment living a great life. 
    No questions too daft to ask. 

    I’m also an ambassador for https://oraclehnc.org.uk/
    A leading head and neck cancer charity. 

    This is a link to a series of webinars on head and neck cancers. There will be updates as more are added.