Meet Sid, affectionately named after the lovable sloth in the Ice Age films. Sid sits just right of centre on my chest, the only outward sign of the port inserted into my chest for chemo. Continue reading
Month: September 2016
Poop…
The struggle is real…
*A general warning that some may consider the following too much information. But if you have appendix cancer (or any other bowel-related cancer/issue), you’ll know exactly where I’m coming from!! Continue reading
Cancer: the thief
Some days I look in the mirror and I don’t recognise the person looking back. To the outside world I look fine – like an almost healthier version of me. But cancer and chemo have stripped me bare and some days I am barely a shadow of who I used to be. Continue reading
My mean, green electric bike!
It’s an unflattering image to be sure but let me introduce you to my mean, green Yuba El Boda Boda cargo bike! Isn’t she pretty? I rode her for the first time a week ago for the first time since May. Continue reading
So, I have appendix cancer…
I have cancer. Even writing it or saying it out loud seems so unlikely. Part of me naively thought that my family had had it’s fair share of cancer but of course, when it comes to cancer there is no fair. Continue reading
What’s in a name?
About a year after I started working at my current workplace I was chatting to a colleague who was about 3 or 4 months pregnant. We were talking about babies and families and I said “Naomi did IVF but it was unsuccessful.” I’d say she looked at me strangely but it was a look I’d seen many times before. “My partner is Naomi too,” I said. She sighed, exasperated. “Oh you’re gay,” she said. Continue reading
Hello…
It’s been about two years since I last contributed to a blog. Back then I was working full time, studying full time and ghostwriting books in my spare time so of course the blog was neglected in favour of keeping my very busy schedule on track. My how times change. Continue reading
