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Category Archives: life stuff

a day at the hospital

11 Thursday Jun 2009

Posted by azahar in cancer, chemo, friends, health & happiness, hope, hospitals, life stuff

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day at the hospital

It was just supposed to be a routine appointment.

[warning: long, rambling and not very interesting
– just the way it actually happened!]

Last January when I had my post-surgery check-up I mentioned that since the operations (this had been my third in seven months) I’d been experiencing a painful burning sensation along the outside of my right thigh when I was in bed. I couldn’t remember if I’d had it before the ops, and the surgeon thought it was worth me getting it checked out. Though he clearly didn’t think it was too serious as my appointment with neurology was made for six months later. Yesterday, in fact. Of course, last January I didn’t know I’d be back on chemo . . .

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time out…

08 Monday Jun 2009

Posted by azahar in cancer, change, chemo, fitness, food & drink, friends, health & happiness, home, hope, life stuff, yoga

≈ 17 Comments

healing

Remember multi-tasking az?
Well, she is taking some time out.
She needs some time to heal.

I just couldn’t do it all. I’ve spent the past two months going through the horrors of chemo for the second time, trying to organise work projects and find new students to teach, pay my bills, make new contacts … and all it’s doing is wearing me out. I haven’t actually found any work and I know that – things being the way they are in Seville – the chances of anything picking up for me workwise won’t realistically happen until September. So it’s time to stop hitting my head against that brick wall for now and time to start doing what I know will help me.

I’ve spent the past few days “practicing” my new healing method and you know what? It feels great. I’ve been listening to exactly what my mind and body need and then doing just that. And I know that, for me, this is the best way to heal.  I also know that doing this isn’t going to make me one euro, and I have no idea how I’m going to make ends meet over the summer … but I just can’t worry about that now.

This is what I need to do. Follow my heart.

taking stock…

05 Tuesday May 2009

Posted by azahar in blogging, cancer, change, chemo, health & happiness, hope, hospitals, life stuff, love

≈ 18 Comments

writing.jpg

Following on the heels of my third blog anniversary, today is another anniversary of sorts. A year ago today I woke up feeling awful, with terrible stomach cramps. At first I put it down to having had a bit too much vino with my friend Judy the night before. Little did I know that my life was about to totally change forever. So on this first cancer anniversary I am taking stock…
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multi-tasking az (update)

19 Sunday Apr 2009

Posted by azahar in blogging, cartoons, chemo, friends, gadgets, hope, internet, life stuff, work

≈ 23 Comments

multitasker

I’m afraid that since the first multi-tasking post, when I had four “jobs”, things haven’t gone quite as planned. Well, the first big deal was finding out I have cancer again and am back on chemo. Then the three classes a week that I had decreased rather than increased (just have one class at the moment – the other student had an abrupt change in his university plans). I also bottomed out for awhile and couldn’t seem to focus very well. But I think I’m getting back on track again and am trying to stay busy …

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how far have you been?

15 Wednesday Apr 2009

Posted by azahar in life stuff, travel

≈ 23 Comments

compass

It’s not always as obvious as you might think.
Oh, and west-east is according to the Greenwich Meridian.

North – Thompson, Canada
South – Asilah, Morocco
East – Barcelona, Spain
West – Victoria, BC, Canada

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