What I’m doing about the cancer Grinch who almost stole my Christmas
I love Christmas. I always have. I love the eggnog, decorating the tree with the silver ornaments my parents gave me as an annual Christmas gift, listening to holiday songs. …
Your mommy is bald and ugly!
These were the words my five-year-old daughter (identified as V) was subjected to on her bus ride home on the first day of school this year. The morning school bus …
Being a cancer patient will help me in business
Scenario 1 I was with my husband when I got the news from my General Practitioner (GP) doctor that I had stage 3 breast cancer. He referred me to the …
Cancer’s impact: it’s a family affair
What I have learned as a cancer patient is that the cancer isn’t isolated to me. It has tentacles that reach out to my closest support team: my family. What …
Blepharitis & Dry Eye Syndrome
Blepharitis and dry eye syndrome from my treatments have been particularly bad the past few days and my doctor prescribed eye mask isn’t cutting it. They sting so badly. I …
Practice makes perfect
This is what happens when you get distracted by kids and when an inexperienced person tries drawing eyebrows… One is much higher than the other. Take 2… though V said …
Herceptin, my saviour!
It’s a good news / bad news situation. Bad news is that my bloodwork wasn’t good (anemia, moderately high neutropenia, low platelets and signs of dehydration) mean that chemo is …
New bedtime routine to combat chemo side-effects
My new bedtime routine, brought to you by chemotherapy… I have purchased ice booties in the hopes to prevent further Plantar Erythrodysesthesia and to start managing the neuropathy I’m starting …
Nosebleeds
The arrow in the image below is pointing to the empty station ready to for me at the Get RIPPED! Buffet class. Unfortunately, a heavy nosebleed, which started on my …