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Wednesday - 27 February 2013

Battled to sleep last night - too hot, too sticky, too hot and bothered. Midnight texts with "hottie" didn't inspire much sleeping either. After I finally fell asleep, I slept through the siren test for Koeberg Power Station's emergency plan, which should have been loud ( Read more... )

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Sunday - 17 February 2013

During this week, there were some awesome moments when the meds are give me that "the world feels wonderful must keep touching it" feeling. They also put me in a very loving happy place, sending virtual hugs to everyone. Does someone switch them out when I'm having a bad day ( Read more... )

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Friday - 1 February 2013

Short hot night for me. Not long after I'd finally drifted off in the combined heat of an overly warm night and an unwanted fever, the alarm rang waking me for my morning treatment pills. It rings at 06h00 and there are some nights/mornings when I wonder if I have reached that ( Read more... )

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Tuesday - 29 January 2013

Today I decided to focus on baby-things I can make for my friends. As I don't have kids but have a fair number of friends who do have kids, I put the question out on twitter "What do new 1st time moms actually need?" I know that they will get swamped with cute newborn outfits ( Read more... )

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Sunday - 27 January 2013

I slept in a bit this morning as I had a scratchy throat and was hoping it would disappear. I can't afford to get sick right now.

Mom and I have been wanting to find a new decent place to get fresh fruit and vegetables as we currently very less than impressed with the quality at ( Read more... )

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Friday - 25 January 2013

Apparently I'm still too flat about this, not showing much if any emotion but then again this is me. Realistic, cynical me. The person going through the treatment that is slowly crushing her hope for a normal life. The light at the end of the tunnel has for now been confirmed as ( Read more... )

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Thursday - 24 January 2013

Lunchtime today we received the results of the CT Scan.

First from the trial doc who seemed happier with the results as figures for the study than for what they meant for me as the patient. "Blah. Blah. You're responding well. Better than many participants after this long on ( Read more... )

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Thursday - 17 January 2013


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Saturday - 12 January 2013

Mom came in this morning and basically triple guilt tripped me. She wants me to get up and get walking, even if it just around the courtyard at first. She warns me again of putting stuff on Facebook that sends her friends rushing to phone her. She disagrees with my blogging ( Read more... )

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Tuesday - 8 January 2013

I was still feverish this morning, perhaps even worse so as I'm also nauseus too. When mom came in I was huddled on the couch, fully bundled up but actually sweating too. She panicked and hauled me down to GVI Oncology to see the trial doc. I felt too steamrolled to protest much ( Read more... )