Posted by The past few weeks have been very tough! I know it’s been a while since I posted but I haven’t been well enough to write. After the first round of chemotherapy in September, I developed an infection around the surgery site which resulted in a hospital stay of ten days. What I’m realising is that…Read more »
Posted by Fourteen days ago I had a double mastectomy. It took about seven hours to complete and I woke hooked up to the familiar morphine pump to relieve the pain. My hospital bed was next to a window through which I could watch the world carry on its busy life! In the distance I saw trains…Read more »
Posted by Last weekend our youngest son got married. It was a wonderful time of celebration and joy with the coming together of two families and two young people who have been friends since school days. The sun shone; we smiled, shed a few happy tears, prayed for the happy couple, celebrated with family and friends and…Read more »
Posted by I recently enjoyed a day with my daughter and granddaughter at the beach. As we walked along the shore watching their two energetic Labradors bounding excitedly into the sea, it was obvious how completely at home they were in the freezing water with their thick layers of fur protecting them from the cold. In that…Read more »
Posted by These last few months have been full of emotion, tears and thankfulness! Back in May we celebrated the fact that I was four years clear of cancer. Then in June, we had the delight of seeing our USA-based family for the first time in three years! Meeting our newest granddaughter for the first time was…Read more »
Posted by When I was about 8 years old , I tripped over a piece of wood and fell on a rusty nail that was sticking up from it! It resulted in a trip to the hospital for stitches in my knee and a tetanus injection. This injury gave me my first scar! A few years later playing…Read more »
Posted by Since I last wrote, life had pretty much returned to normal! The routines of life had become familiar once again: work days, Grannie days, family days and church life alongside my usual 3-monthly check ups at the hospital. All is well (I remain NED, no evidence of disease)! Until suddenly without warning, all that changed! A…Read more »
Posted by Descending this mountain continues….. Over these past few months I having been continuing to live life! Putting one step in front of the other, taking time to savour the things around me; blessings both large and small. The little things of life take on a whole new meaning when you’ve faced the prospect of losing…Read more »
Posted by This time last year I had just come out of surgery! It marked being halfway through my treatment for cancer! One year on and I am writing this post from beside the sea! We are enjoying a short break away to recharge our batteries after a busy few months! All climbers know that reaching the…Read more »
Posted by A few months ago, one of my dear friends sent me this card! She said it was to cheer me on to the summit! Today I can happily, joyfully, gratefully and humbly say that I have reached the summit! I first received the news late last night with a message from my oncologist. I was due…Read more »
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