Wow its been a while since my fingers have tapped out a post. To say I haven’t jotted down anything would not be true. However, everything I have written recently has been very personal and Im not quite ready to share these thoughts. It’s the beginning of July the last post was published in March. […]
As usual the run up to my injection was met with even more trips to the bathroom. Bowels working in overdrive. The day my nurse suggested I get incontinence pads delivered, I was a tad reserved, now I couldn’t do without them. Before I started getting the jab every three weeks I had total uncontrollable […]
On November 10th 2015 I missed an excellent information day at The Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. It was hosted by a small charity, many people will never have heard of – the Ann Edgar Charitable Trust. This event was for Net Cancer Day. The reason I wasn’t there; I was in hospital with sepsis. My […]
Eleven months ago I switched from nasogastric tube feeding to gastrostomy tube. After a lengthy stay and several other stays in hospital with complications, sepsis and months of continual leakage. It is apparent that the surrounding area is never going to totally heal. The health professionals have tried their best. I am lucky to have […]
Well it’s nearly 2am and I’m wide awake. It’s been a great day. Today was our 30th wedding anniversary and we are in Boat of Garten, near Aviemore to celebrate. I can hear two very familiar sounds. The first is the whiring of my feed pump, the other -rumbling snoring; my hubby, Steve, this […]
Its been an eventful week. My phototherapy machine was ever so kindly delivered by the courier. Brought down from the photobiology department in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. We get it set up in the end bedroom. Carefully I put the folder with the paperwork on the desk thats in the room. make sure I have everything, […]
You look great – that’s the words we all long to hear. We all want to look our best. Whether we are nipping to the supermarket, having a lazy day, or going out for dinner. The last thing I want is folk to be surprised that I look “normal” So why is it that there […]
The dark scary winter behind us. Several hospital admissions. The bulbs poked their heads through the earth and produced some colour. As Spring emerged I hoped that my favourite season would be kinder to me than the winter was. However, the hope of a better spring turned into disappointment. The sunshine break Steve booked on […]
When Pamela Ter Gast and I made friends on Facebook four years ago. Little did I know such a strong friendship would develop. And just how much we have in common. Our friendship began with a shared interest of neuroendocrine tumours. Our chatting very soon veered to a personal level.lkkkkk Pam, Dutch born now […]
