The beautiful, funny & unsightly truths about raising 3 year old twins & an 8 year old singleton… with one on the way!
In November, I went back on the dreaded low iodine diet and was given a low dose of radioactive iodine, in order to have a full body scan. The full body scan was to show whether or not I still have any residual thyroid cells or cancer cells left in my body. There was also […]
A few weeks ago, I told you that I'd written a poem for my husband, but also that I had left it in isolation with my old mobile phone. Well my mobile phone is no longer dangerously radioactive and has been returned to me. So here is the poem I wrote for my husband, all […]
I’m getting really annoyed and upset now. 11 days ago, I was told that my surgery was on the urgent list and therefore would be likely within the week, or if not, within 14 days. I spent the best part of 6 hours trying to get through on the telephone last Monday to get my […]
I haven’t cried since they told me my Cancer is malignant. Not Once. I haven’t even felt the slightest bit down. I’ve had this strong positive attitude that many of you have called admirable or inspirational. Well, I’m afraid that hard exterior may be starting to crumble. Perhaps it’s the magnitude of my diagnosis sinking […]
I told you all about the lump I found on my neck, which turned out to be suspected Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, aka Cancer. I went into hospital and had a hemithyroidectomy, where they removed half of my thyroid under a general anaesthetic. I had internal bleeding and I ended up having two general anaesthetics in […]