That storm of the century didn’t affect us too badly in Gloucestershire – but the rain hammered down causing a few floods & fallen trees to avoid on my route to Oxford on Monday for the CT scan.
I was … Read the rest

Half term holidays for the little people start today. This is great for them – but historically not ideal for me. Working full time and only getting 20 days holiday a year means that inevitably I am not always around … Read the rest

My wobbly appointment last week has had a lasting positive impact.
You see, it was that appointment that highlighted once again, just how different Melanoma is to other cancers. With other cancers, your check up’s don’t necessary include a full … Read the rest

I would love to say that I am stress free – stress is bad for me isn’t it – but in fairness I spent the week before the results gradually getting more tense….as the whole idea of “what if” started … Read the rest

I have time to kill (bad choice of words) whilst I sit on the sofa & recuperate & seeing as I can’t jump on my exercise bike or take the little people out for a run around, I have to … Read the rest

I was going to say something really impressive – like – “ I have a confession….it has been 3 days since I last straightened my hair & put on a face of make-up”….but you see, I WAS that girl … Read the rest

On Wednesday this week (25th September) I will be having surgery.
First things first I have these lovely things to prepare myself for surgery with. One is a Nasal cream that I have to apply to the inside of my … Read the rest

Well it has been a long & frankly emotional week or two.
We started with feeling angry, frustrated and generally pretty low – the little people were starting to pick up on the vibes & The Mr took matters into … Read the rest

It was inevitable – this rollercoaster ride wasn’t going to be easy.
We hit the first hurdle.
All buoyant about the Trial & our meeting with Val Macauly we start to focus on the Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy. I decide … Read the rest

I have to confess that after that wonderful meeting with the Oncologist, The Mr & I had pretty much excluded the option of the Trial – not because we didn’t want to do a trial – but because the Oncologist … Read the rest