It’s been a long time since I felt the need to write a blog. I’ve always used it to write down thoughts, but the past few months I’ve had few constructive thoughts. That’s counterproductive. Yesterday I had my sixth annual…
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60. Still here 5 years later!
It’s been five years this month (August 14, 2019 to be exact) since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. At least, in the words of the surgeon, “The pathologist still has to examine it, but it doesn’t look good.” I…
59. Sleep!
I finally sleep! For two weeks now I have been sleeping at night, almost without exception, as I can hardly remember from a time when I had no sleeping problems at all. It’s just not in my own bed… My…
58. Two birthdays
Two weeks ago I celebrated my 56th birthday! My sister and I celebrated our birthdays together with a family lunch. And today… I can celebrate my second birthday, because every extra year after my breast cancer diagnosis is worth a…
57. Blood, sweat and tears
My blogs have different titles, but I could name them all ‘Seize the Day’, because that’s what my life is all about. Taking each day as it comes and great appreciation for the smallest things. Due to a cancer diagnosis…
56. Seize the day (4)
Last Saturday was another day with a silver lining. For a week I had seen the nice weather forecast and perhaps the last wonderful summer day of the year. In the spirit of grabbing what you can get, or in…
33. Energy
My energy level is not so good and I don’t know why. The cause could be anything and I take each day as it comes. Last week I had a revival and energy to do something in the garden again.…
32. Physiotherapy
Yes! More than a year after the referral for an oncological physiotherapist, an appointment was finally made. ‘Finally’ because the day after the referral everything was closed due to Covid. I also wanted to keep the risk of contamination as…
31. Hormone Therapy
I have been taking other medication for hormone therapy for three weeks now. I didn’t want to read any side effects in advance, to ‘go in blank’. Now that I have been completely exhausted for a few mornings and wake…
30. Mothers Day
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and oh boy, do I hope to experience many more Mother’s Days in the future. As a mother and as a daughter. It was a wonderful day: lots of sunshine and a summer temperature, especially for…