30 Friday Oct 2009
Just wanted to say thanks again to those of you who are continuing to send donations. As I am still struggling to find enough work, this has really been helping me out and is very much appreciated.
Also thanks to everyone who continues to visit here and keep me company, which provides much needed emotional support that really makes my day and helps me keep going.
Love you guys!
25 Sunday Oct 2009
My list of the top things people should not say to cancer patients (some pinched from elsewhere ‘cos I can totally relate!) ~ what next
The other day Colon Club member what next wrote a post called “the stupid things that people say” and included a very good list of stupid comments and witty responses. And I enjoyed it so much that I’m stealing it. 🙂
I find I do get annoyed with the constant platitudes. So sue me. I’ve lost quite a few “friends” this past year and a half because they felt uneasy about my way of coping and especially about my not needing or wanting what they felt like giving me. I know that some of you will say that people mean well and are often just at a loss as to what to say. But frankly, the best thing to say in this sort of situation is … “oh dear, I don’t know what to say!” To which the person with cancer can simply reply… “That’s okay, you don’t have to say anything”. Or in my case, “That’s okay, you don’t have to say anything, just send money”. 😉
You can read what next’s list below…
23 Friday Oct 2009
Posted in animals & pets, friends
Duerme en paz, Mini
Remember Mini – my wee companion during my ten-day holiday in Zahara? Well, she had been suffering from the effects of old age for quite awhile and took a sudden turn for the worse on Wednesday afternoon. AgustÃn called to cancel his English class with me so that he and Elena could take her to the vet’s. And the dear old girl ended up dying in Elena’s arms while they were in the waiting room. She would have been 15 in January.
I went over to AgustÃn’s yesterday morning to recuperate his lost class and it felt so sad not seeing Mini there. Her food dishes were gone, her comfy bed put away (AgustÃn said it would be a shame to throw it out and wants me to take it home for Azar). I’m not much of a dog person and don’t usually like little lap dogs, but I’ve known Mini since she was a pup and she did end up growing on me over the years, especially because she was so affectionate. Glad I got to spend that time with her in Zahara. And my heart goes out to AgustÃn & Elena – their sadness is a reflection of how much they loved Mini, who had a very long and happy life.
She was a very lucky girl.
20 Tuesday Oct 2009
Posted in food & drink, friends, health & happiness, hospitals
After going a whole week with the scar area above my belly button being very sore and red, I decided it was time to get it checked out. Especially as a sizable lump had appeared over the weekend. So yesterday Flor picked me up around 6pm and took me to the hospital. At first we went up to the “digestivo” ward to try and find one of my surgeons, but none of them were on duty at that time. What memories that brought back, seeing all the rooms again and the people in their beds (shudder!). After that we went over to Emergency and got on the list, then went to Nuclear Medicine to see if any of The Team were there. Imagine my relief when I saw that both Pilar and Isabel were still at work…
12 Monday Oct 2009
Posted in cancer, change, chemo, diet & nutrition, fitness, friends, health & happiness, hope, hospitals
It was just over a year ago that I was told my cancer had become inoperable, that they could give me chemo to slow down the inevitable, and that without treatment I had maybe a year to live. I later found out that this idiot oncologist hadn’t even read my biopsy results, she had just assumed (as the surgeons had done) that the “buckshot” mess found on my peritoneum during my second operation was cancer –Â it turned out to be old scar tissue. Anyhow, this is one of the many reasons she is now my ex-oncologist.
Since then I have had another recurrence, have gone through chemo again (April-July) and am now living on a “wait & watch” basis, with scans being done every three months…
casa azahar 