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In December 2023, I was incorrectly advised to forgo taking my hydrocortisone for 24 hours, that lead me to have an adrenal crisis. This, along with the surgery and starting of chemo, bringing lots of trauma from my two years of IV chemo as a teenager, all caused me to lose a lot of confidence.By…
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I haven’t done this yet, so here’s an introduction to my little gremlin, Janey. She’s funny and sassy, full of beans and very  confident. She’s clever and loves her job. But she’s also sensitive. When willow is hiding and scared of the fireworks, she brings her blankets and teddies. She loves to play, and…
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What is your favorite form of physical exercise? The honest answer is that I don’t know anymore. Pre cancer and pre the struggles with my mental health, I used to walk a lot, go to the gym, I loved my aqua aerobics class. I would go almost every day. But surgery, feeling so poorly and…
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Today marks two years since the surgery that changed my life. A lot has happened in those two years. Physically and mentally I’ll never be the same person because that day, the surgery changed me. How could it not. It changed me physically. I’ve never got back to my strength or fitness and mentally it…
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I have been so busy, I feel like I have let things lapse a little with my blog. Although its actually only been a week since I last uploaded! I am quite hard on myself and need to remind myself that actually I do this blog for fun and there is nothing saying that I…
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This week has been busy, and it’s not even over yet. One of the things I had to do, was go to London for a hospital appointment… are we surprised? Since I stopped the chemo in July, the functioning of my remaining  adrenal gland needs to be tested. Mitotane, the chemo I was on,…
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