(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…
Dear Junkee I was sitting in McDonald’s this afternoon in the CBD of Melbourne, I’d just sat down to eat my cheeseburger after wig shopping, and stumbled across a piece that was paid for by Pink Hope Community, written by Karni Maizels (http://junkee.com/makes-happy-id-tell-21-year-old-self-life-breast-cancer/175454). I commend Karni on coming forward and sharing her story to raise awareness for breast cancer. I have breast cancer too. It’s hard, and it sucks. But this article made me cry. I cried because it was…
(Original title – The Duelling Club) Today is an anniversary of sorts. Today, one year ago, was when I discovered the weirdness on my breast and made a doctor’s appointment. Today is the anniversary of a small and insignificant event that has completely changed my life. If someone had told me that the worst part of cancer was the fatigue back when I was diagnosed 345 days ago, I would have laughed at them. I would have said no, it…
(Original title – The Rogue Bludger) And again, I am one of the youngest in a sea of grey at a breast cancer event. I wonder what it is about these events that don’t attract younger women to them. I attended the Plan C conference by the BCNA (Breast Cancer Network Australia for those of you in the USA), a massive behemoth of an organisation that is responsible for October being pink every year for Breast Cancer awareness. And you…
(Original title: At Flourish and Blotts) I forget how I actually stumbled across the original of this, but I saw it and thought I would list a glossary of cancer terms related to mutant mammaries for everyone to gain a better understanding of medical terminology that I might occasionally use. Acute – rapidly developing, generally short lasting. Not to be confused with “oh, that’s a cute haircut!” Alternative Therapy – all of that dumb shit that people reckon “cures…
(For now…) (Original title – The Man With Two Faces) And now for an update in how cancer continues to ruin my life, I’ve been dealing with a bit of a bung foot for a while now in varying ways. I mentioned about my toenail a while ago, and then I developed pain on the top of my foot that feels like a weird sharp bruise, and now I feel it in my ankle and the base of my calf….