After I was diagnosed with cancer, I noticed that a few people didn’t like to say the word cancer around me. I’ve always just called my cancer cancer, so I didn’t really understand why all of a sudden cancer was The Disease Which Must Not Be Named. Read More
Today, a friend of mine posted a nice condolence message on Facebook. I clicked through to the friend-of-my-friend’s Facebook page and there were tons of messages on his wall. First they were things like, “Keep fighting!” and “Be strong!” and “Don’t give up!” and then, after he died, the messages were “Sadly he lost his... Read More
Since becoming indicted as An Ill Person™ (I still don’t really think of myself as one), I’ve come to accept the following things as normal. I wonder if the same is true for other people with cancer? Read More
Hi again. Lots of people ask me what my symptoms were, so I thought I’d write a bit about life before diagnosis in the hopes that maybe it helps someone. Read More
Today is the first day I’ve felt any nausea on chemo, and although it’s fairly mild, it caught me by surprise. I’ve mostly been crocheting some fingerless gloves to keep my hands warm during my next oxaliplatin escapade, chewing gum and procrastinating going to Sainsbury’s, so I thought I’d write about my worst post-surgery complication:... Read More
The morning after surgery, I was supposed to be up and out of bed. It’s called enhanced recovery; they get you up and walking as soon as possible after surgery and it helps you heal faster. Read More
A weird thing happens when you get cancer. So many people that you don’t expect reach out, and then you get radio silence from some of the people who you are certain you’ll hear from. Read More
