Getting Older….

  • January 7, 2012 at 9:03 pm

Today was Rina’s 13 th birthday!We had a wonderful day for her, and now I am just sitting down at the keyboard having a break from the turmoils of the day.

Life has been hard of late, what with the chemo and going back to work still not quite ready to go at it full blast, but feeling better because I am not isolated any more….Sure, things have changed at work, and not for the better, I might add, but at least i am not alone at home any more….people to talk to and too much to do to notice the passing of time….
Christmas was quiet but good, and the New Year this year will hopefully be better than the last for all of us…not many folks I know had a good year 2011…I pray that 2012 will be a good year for us all…

With that in mind, I am signing off for tonight, will be back tomorrow!

Hugs,

On The long Road….

  • January 6, 2012 at 7:36 pm

…back to normality…finally, I am taking the road back to where I left off this time one year ago….it doesn’t seem like a year, it seems much shorter, and a lot of things have changed…Although I am through the cancer now, the scars are still many…I feel thatIi have changed so much, that now I am feeling more sensitive to what others think and say about me…there ais so much that hurts, and no-one to talk to about it…Perhaps I will find my way back evetually, but God Knows when or how.  I hurt much more easily now, and it seems that now the whole fuss is over, things are back to normal as affects the way I am treated, both at home and at work. It seems like no-one believes what I have been through, and, even if they do, it seems that it doesn’t count any more. Perhaps they believe that I should be the same as I was before all this, and stronger…but I know deep down that I will never be the same…the pain and hurt will go away evetually, and I try not to let things hurt me, but that just isn’t possible right now…..All I can do is pray to God for those who hurt me and who shouldn’t, and just live my life as best I can, for as long as God has given me…
I will write more when I can…
Love,

  • September 9, 2011 at 12:35 pm

Today, I made a great deal of progress-I actually went on my first long-ish walk, and feel pretty good about it! Certainly, I feel like I have more energy than before…I am even thinking of going out for a short cycle as well! I have to get back to exercising and generally getting the weight off that I put on during chemo-not an easy task, but achievable…just need the willpower to do it. Once the chemo side effects have worn off properly, it will make exercising a lot easier. This, together with a balanced diet, should get me the rsults I want. And also, once the weather cools down a little more, I have the doggie to walk too. So muc exercise without the expense of the gym! Yay! 244
OK, off to cycle! See ya’all later!

Starting Afresh…

  • September 8, 2011 at 3:17 pm

Hello, All! :-) I have just finished the heavy rounds of chemo for Breast Cancer- I was diagnosed in February, and have been going for treatment ever since- have put on weight over the period of time of the chemo and now need to lose it again. I haven’t been able to exercise much of late, but plan to get back into that as soon as the last of the side effects of the chemo are gone. it will be a long haul, but I think I am up for it! *s*
That’s me, will write more later!

Yay!!!

  • June 29, 2011 at 7:15 pm

Today was chemo day…always a bind, as it is a long journey followed by a long therapy…three hours…but I had the news I was wiating for today-the blood tests showed that the cancer markers in the blood had fallen, indicating that the therapy is doing what it should!!! That is good news! Finally on the road!I am not out of the woods yet by any means, but i am one step further down the road, and I hope this trend will continue.

I am going back to work this Friday-only for two weeks mandatory, but better than nothing..I just hope I am up to it. I am going to give it my best shot and see what happens…I am not very happy about going back to work in a headscarf-I HATE headwear in general, but I have no choice. It’s better than folks staring because of my army shaved head!

OK, that’s all for now- will write more soon!
Big hugs,
‘Kat

Great News So far…

  • June 18, 2011 at 6:41 pm

..it appears that the most this new therapy is doing to me is to make me a little tired…and i did a whole lot of ironing today… I am thinking of doing some treadmill too, but too hot at the moment! Either way, I think 3 hrs. ironing is plenty activity enough for one day, coupled with other housework!!! I enjoy exercise, and the last lot of chemo kinda put the brakes on rather a lot, so have to start again!
Diet-wise, I appear to have lost some weight, although truth to be told, my clothes feel looser anyway. but then I know that it isn’t just the scales that measures your loss.  I feel better in myself even if I am not moving around as much, but am making a serious attempt to work out a little more!
Other than that, the summer here has brought with it lots of yummy cool fruit like water melon and such like, which, with a small amount of cheese, makes a lovely, light and healthy supper! Yay for fruit!
So, with that in mind, onwards and forwards we go-Let’s get this thing on the road!

it’s a Bright Day…

  • April 25, 2011 at 9:32 am

…that starts with a positive attitude!!!! I am feeling much better today-last
night was hell on wheeels-asthma kicked in bigtime and I just couldn’t sleep or
breathe at all…kept getting up on the hour every hour to go to the bathrooom,
and then I hit on the idea of raising my pillow a little- finally dropped off
and got up all the better for it!I am not planning big things today- but I hope
to get something done rather than just try to sleep it off as I did
yesterday…hopefully tonight will be better for me!
It’s a wonderful day
today-God has given us another chance to praise Him and to live a good day-I
hope you are all well, and I will write more later!
Big huggles to all,

‘Kat emoticon

Life Changes….

  • April 23, 2011 at 3:54 pm

I have changed the name and nature of my homesite to reflect the fact that i have recently been diagnosed with stage III metastatic breast cancer, which, thank God, I found early enough to have a good chance of fighting successfully…
I always thought it would never happen to me…I was supposedly immune, working as I did on the Breast cancer awareness program at the hospital where I am- I am a radiographer with specializations in CT and mammography, and was running the program until last february, when, after a mammogram myself, i was diagnosed with the disease…At first, it was easy to understand- surgery was performed and the offending lump removed…but subsequently, after confirmation of diagnosis, and a second, larger and somewhat more painful operation, I am trying to keep a positive attitude and get back to grips on the situation, so I can fight the wretched disease and gat back as soo as I can to what I want to do.  All I want is to get back to work and life as it was…I hope that God will give me the strength to fight this and get back where I need to be…

I will be journalling my way on my journey as I go along…come and keep me company if you will, you are most welcome!

New Year…..

  • January 2, 2011 at 4:48 pm

to you all! 

Well,  with the New Year finally in, we will see what is in store for us this time. Hopefully all good things…after all, every year is a mixture of good and bad…I hope this year that I manage to do all the things I have set out to do, and that God grants me the time and the health to realise everything I want to do, both for me and my family…

There is a crisis here in Cyprus at the moment…ever since we adopted the euro, it hasn’t been a great time for any of us…everything seems to be much more expensive than we remembered with the Pound…I am sure it’s just a confidence trick…but I haven’t found my financial feet very well with the Euro…I am getting better tho!!!

OK, will sign off now- need to get ready for work!

Much love to all,

 

Just My Luck…

  • November 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Hello, all…
Really happy with weight loss today- I am back down to 79 kilos, which is the best I have been for ages…How much is due to the fact that I have rampant sinusitis and can’t eat much I don’t know, but I am still happy that it has shifted!
I am eating a lot of soup at the mo, it is the only thing I can get down, my teeth hurt and my whole face hurts-I just hope it doesn’t turn into anything nasty like last time when I wound up with pneumonia for my pains! Too early for antibiotics, but not a good herald for the rest of the winter!
I am going to have a hot bath and then go to bed to try and sleep it off…Let’s hope it passes a little by tomorrow….

Write more soon!
Big hugs,