Operational Concerns
This time next week I’ll be on the operating table having my ovaries and womb removed in an effort to reduce my risk of a breast cancer recurrence. While I don’t dispute the need...
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It’s Getting Close
I’ve known since January that I would need to have surgery to remove my baby making department – or ‘patio over the garden’ as my friend Jack put it – but back then the surgeon...
Heart Sick
Nate and I are splitting up. It feels even more devastating than having cancer because with cancer, you have the whole medical profession on your side, but with heart break you just have to ...
Bye Bye Baby Place
Yesterday I saw the consultant about my hysterectomy and oophorectomy, and I can expect the complete removal of my reproductive system in 8 or 9 weeks.I was half expecting her to say ‘don...
Beside The Effects…
Ask any cancer patient and they will tell you - one of the hardest things to deal with is ‘moving on’, especially if they are still on a cocktail of drugs. Everyone assumes that ...
A Little Help From My Friends
I consider myself lucky to have such amazingly supportive friends and family, because if I didn’t, I might not be writing this. I might have killed myself.Three weeks ago I had what I ...