Latest Blog Posts for After Cancer

• It’s Baaaaccckk….(cue creepy music)
  on Aug 18, 2011 in Uncategorized
  But this time it’s not me. A loved one has breast cancer. Stage 1, so it’s early days and treatable. But scary, upsetting and confusing for her none the less. When I was told the news it was like a  surreal flashback. I think about all t...
• Testing – scans, blood tests and all that jazz….
  on Jul 31, 2011 in Diagnosis Tests cancer scans tests
  Photo courtesy of William Sebastian Photography (link in sidebar) Any cancer patient will tell you they lose patience with the continual tests and checkups that are now inevitably a part of their future. I didn’t get much – well, any, fee...
• Is Anyone Out There???
  on Jun 17, 2011 in Uncategorized
  I’ll admit. I mostly write this blog for myself. It allows me to write down my thoughts about cancer, treatment, my experiences and to read over my posts and reflect on what I have written. I’d like to think that it sometimes helps peopl...
• Dear Graduand…
  on May 25, 2011 in Opportunity achievement Hope
  The day is almost here. It’s my graduation evening tomorrow and I am so excited. Ok, I’m a little bit nervous too. I was excited when I finished uni, but I think that was more from relief and knowing that I had finally finished. I didn...
• New Job = Empowerment
  on Apr 29, 2011 in Opportunity Recovery management self care
  I got the job!!!!!!!! Ok, I could have posted this a while ago, but like any new decision or direction there is sometimes uncertainty. The thoughts of ‘did I make the right choice?’ etc, etc, come to mind. So I wanted to wait until I star...
• Meet My 2 Best Friends…Future & Hope
  on Apr 10, 2011 in Emotions Opportunity Recovery cancer Hope
  Photo  courtesy of William Sebastian Photography (see link in side bar) I know it has been too long since my last blog post. My fault. No excuses there. I think it has something to do with the positive feeling I get from reading my last post. it was...
• Results
  on Feb 28, 2011 in Diagnosis Emotions cancer hodgkins lymphoma
  bbbrrrrrrrr….drumroll…………… All clear for cancer. So I am relived. I was a little worried about this MRI business, but it turns out it was just a cyst in my chest and a normal sized lymph node in my neck. Phew! As g...
• Uncertainty
  on Feb 20, 2011 in Emotions anxiety fears hodgkins lymphoma
  “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the doctors office… The session will begin momentarily. Please take your seats quietly and refrain from making yourselves too comfortable. You are welcome to...
• Job Hunting – Upcoming Scan
  on Jan 18, 2011 in Emotions Recovery anxiety fears remission
  I’m on the lookout for a job. You would think after completing a degree, with honours, there would be prospective employers just beating down your door, right? Wrong. It’s up to me to beat down their down door…which takes a lot of m...
• A New Year
  on Jan 2, 2011 in Opportunity
  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! It is a brand spanking, sparkling new year and it means I am further away from the time in my life when I had cancer. I don’t have any resolutions…I just know things will happen this year. I’m a fully qualified s...

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