Alison The Brave
I am/was a healthy, active 46-year-old woman who was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer (which had spread to my lymph nodes) in June this year. This blog is a truthful and sometimes scathing view of my cancer experience and may offend other cancer patients at times. It is for the STRONG!
One more sleep!
17 February 2011
Not sure when or if any of you (other than Mark T) will get to read this but how can I possibly begin this blog without mentioning U2 - hence the One More Sleep? I may no longer be a Reach for a Dream candidate but, hell, I still reckon SOMEONE should move mountains to get Bono to dedicate at least
Graduation Day
8 February 2011
And so, finally, it arrived... Cancer Graduation Day for me and quite a coincidence that it fell on International Cancer Day. As proof of completion of 5 (five) solid weeks of radiation, please find attached pic is of me leaving the Radiation Bunker for the last time. A lot of farewells to a
The road sure has been long
31 January 2011
My In House Team of Therapists (sister-in-law Lesley and Constantia Lindy who has basically lived the cancer dream with me!) will be thrilled to know that I feel I am now getting closer to that clinical depression which I have been warned about at various intervals. Depending on the treatment
Witless blogging?
21 January 2011
This weeks' blog has taken a long time to put together due to the fact that I keep falling asleep. I have finished my third week of radiation which admittedly makes me very tired; so be warned that this, together with a slight sense of humor failure, does not exactly make for animated reading!
From Chemo Candy to Radiant Reba
13 January 2011
Ok, so what the general consensus should be by now is that this blog is about me, me, me and my daily trials and tribulations induced by cancer. So as not to move too far from this focus, allow me a few moments on my new look. I have quite a lot of hair now (albeit a silver blonde / salt & pepper
Where have all the supporters gone?
10 December 2010
I thought I would be able to get a small amount of tennis in before my radiation starts but boy, was I wrong! All of you - appreciate your arms and their movement - even those arms with a slight waddle when you move them! My surgery was 3 weeks ago and today I am off to my Physio friend Karen to
