It is with much sadness that we advise that Kate passed away suddenly on Thursday 3rd June 2021 after living with metastatic breast cancer for the past 4 years. She had just commenced another round of chemo on Tuesday (1st June) for the cancer in her liver, but she collapsed on Wednesday at home and was rushed to Royal Melbourne Hospital where she showed a too brief improvement in her condition. We would like to thank her Oncologists and Breast…
(Original title: The Polyjuice Potion) I’ve been thinking a lot about death for about the last month or so, ever since my Pall Care doctor (henceforth known as “Dr Hubble”) raised it with me. It’s actually been a little longer than a month, probably two. It’s not that it’s “time” to think about specifics, but more that he is preparing me for the inevitability of my situation and checking in on my general mental health and gauging my reactions…
(Original title – The Writing on the Wall) Yeah, I know, but it was kind of perfect to keep the original title. I feel like it’s time for another jumbled rant. So I was sitting in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, 90 minutes until my flight leaves, scrolling through Facebook. An article appears about how our pursuit of happiness is making us more anxious than ever, and it got me thinking. “Follow your bliss” is the biggest bit of bullshit I have…
(Original title – The Deathday Party) Cancer really enjoys slamming you when you’re already down. It’s been a while since my last update, and so much has been happening. I received my Super payout and did a bunch of fun things, like… I bought a new car, a Suzuki Swift GLX in the shiny blue. His name is Tamatoa because he’s so shiny; My bro Matt and I went looking for a new house to live in, saw ten, applied…
(Original title – Mudbloods and Murmurs) The cancer life continues – I have had post-op review with my oncologist, bone scan, palliative care appointment for pain, and a bone and CT scan. I’ve been dealing with a lot of pain over the past six weeks or so, mostly at night when I lay down to go to sleep. So now I have a brand new prescription for morphine, which seems like fun. It’s now another two tablets a day on…