[CANCER] Treatment in the Midst of #COVID19
Some days I feel lucky – I am receiving excellent treatment on the NHS (and having had to pay for treatment in New Zealand, it made me extra grateful), and, so far as we know, there’s no progression at the moment, so I’m not having to have any of the super-high risk treatments such as […]
[LIFE/CANCER] 6 Weeks in New Zealand
So, we’re over 2 weeks into lockdown in New Zealand (and since I last wrote). I don’t know about you, but I’m still feeling so tired and weighed down…. I feel super grateful that I’m safe, looked after, and it looks like I can get all my meds here (even if I have to pay […]
[CANCER] Coping with the Coronavirus when you are ‘vulnerable’, ‘high risk’ … and overseas #COVID19 #BusyLivingWithMets
It’s like the world has a MAJOR case of Scanxiety … the feeling that the other foot is just about to drop, huge amounts of uncertainty about what happens next, interrupted sleep… and, like cancer, swiftly having to get the hang of a new language – who knew what ‘social distancing’ was last month?! And […]
[LIFE] A Week In New Zealand
This time last week, I was still rushing around doing last minute work tasks, and thinking again ‘have I got everything I need, and, more to the point, what have I got that I don’t need’ – whilst wondering if the Coronavirus is going to mess anything up … but the flights were go… go… […]
[CANCER] A Life Update
I met with my oncologist about 3 weeks ago, and life has continued to be cancer-busy, as I’ve continued to try to get my head round what has happened to me (not sure this will ever quite happen!). Since then I’ve met up with a few friends, been to see my parents, and then a […]
