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Chasing Lobsters-Blog 16. Cancer and pets.
I know it’s been a while since my last blog. That’s partly because I have been dealing with ongoing medical issues with my breast cancer. It’s actually rather difficult to write when you are going through things, as opposed to essentially having dealt with an issue aka my bowel cancer. For me, retrospective blogging is…
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Chasing Lobsters – Blog 15. So what is Cancer Fatigue?
Cancer fatigue is my absolute nemesis. I actually didn’t know about cancer fatigue at all until I started looking into it this year. For everyone who’s been following my adventures I have been working on them in chronological order, but today I am taking a little detour to discuss the thing I find is the…
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Chasing Lobsters-Blog 14. Cancer and the diabetic dilemma.
I want to preface this story and acknowledge that many, many people who have Type 2 diabetes are not in my position where it can be controlled by diet and oral medication, particularly whilst going through cancer. This story is based solely on my experience and situation in relation to gestational diabetes and Type 2…
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Chasing Lobsters- Blog 13. I was a ‘biohazard’.
Apologies for the lack of ‘blogs’ over the past few days. Unfortunately time has been swallowed up by medical appointments and other obligations, which tend to impact ‘blogging’ output. I actually have a few things in the diary for the next week or two, so whilst ‘blogs’ will be posted, I might not be able…
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Chasing Lobsters -Blog 12. The Chemo Schedule; a moveable feast.
Like others having chemo, I was given an appointment schedule to follow for the six months. With treatment travelling along nicely, I naively assumed this timeline was set in concrete. By the end of chemo session 3, I had confidently penned in (rather than pencilled) future appointments, some social activities and my return to work…
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Chasing Lobsters- Blog 11. Why do a blog?
Firstly thanks to everyone for the wonderful feedback to my blog as I hit Blog 11. This blog is a little different to my previous ones, mainly because rather than a story, it’s a reflection and not ‘funny’ as such, but important to me. I promise this is a one off. I’ve had a few…
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Chasing Lobsters -Blog 10. The story of THE Needle.
DISCLAIMER: If you have Trypanophobia ( a fear of needles) then this might not be something you want to read. This is just a little story about my particular adventures with a Pegfilgrastim Injection (mine was Neulasta) and is fairly common part of chemo. My adventure is absolutely specific to me and I seriously doubt…
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Chasing Lobsters – Blog 3. Baby steps.
Today’s blog is really about what happened to me in hospital. I think my story is relevant in that it supports what I feel about cancer. Each person has a very different adventure from diagnosis. Mine certainly started with a bang! There is nothing good about waking up in ICU and when I say baby…
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Chasing Lobsters – Blog 2. So What Started My Cancer Adventure?
Ok, so if you have read my first post you will know I’ve been through a bit of a cancer ordeal in the last two and a half years. Before we get into the ‘things’ they don’t tell you’ and other handy tips’, I feel I’d best let you know a bit more about myself…
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Chasing Lobsters – What I wish someone had told me about Cancer.
OK..so I am just entering the “blogging” world so I hope you will bare with me. There are a lot of blogs and books that discuss dealing with cancer, and all of the different types out there work for different people. Cancer is a strange beast. It hits randomly. What do I mean by this?…
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