Road to Recovery Archive
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Spring has sprung and the end of the journey is in sight
Posted on May 7, 2013 | 1 CommentThe days are getting longer, the air is full of birdsong and the tulip bulbs I planted so hopefully back in the dark winter days have burst into bloom, giving... -
Billy No Mates
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s been quite a lonely few weeks and I seem to have been stuck at home in splendid isolation for weeks The problem isn’t that I am feeling particularly unwell. ... -
So very, very tired
Posted on March 25, 2013 | No CommentsThe good news about the weekly regime of chemo is that the nausea has all but disappeared. However, when I was told that one of the side effects would be... -
Chemo – Session 8
Posted on March 7, 2013 | No CommentsThere is almost a touch of spring in the air and this year I am welcoming the change of seasons even more than usual. April will herald the end of... -
Thriving – not just surviving
Posted on March 6, 2013 | No CommentsWhen I was first diagnosed with cancer one of my greatest needs was to hear from others about their experience of the disease. I wanted to learn the reality of... -
Another day and another procedure
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsJanuary 2012 After the hour-long struggle to find an accessible vein at my last chemo session, and with another twelve to go, I have accepted the doctor’s advice and am... -
Needles and Pins
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsI have never been good about needles and have caused many an embarrassing scene by fainting on the few occasions that blood has been taken from me. I have always... -
Twelfth Night
Posted on January 5, 2013 | No Comments5th January 2012 Am busily taking down the Christmas decorations. I am sure there is no proof that some disaster befalls anyone who leaves their decorations up after twelfth night... -
Out with the old and in with the new
Posted on January 1, 2013 | No Comments1 January 2012 It’s not the first New Year’s Day I have woken up feeling this bad, but for once it has nothing to do with last night’s celebrations. In fact, I... -
When it’s spring again……
Posted on December 31, 2012 | No Comments31st December 2012 Still suffering the side effects of last chemo but they seem much milder this time. Although I am not feeling brilliant today, I am well enough to think...
