Thanks for being D*cks

23/03/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Chemo weeks are tough. Stating the obvious! They’re bloody horrific for Chris, and I don’t ever, ever dream of comparing how tough they are for me to what he goes through. They are nowhere near the same level. For me they’re mentally as well as physically tiring. I spend the week very tense, although I […]

There’s no such thing as karma

17/03/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I no longer believe there’s any such thing as karma. It simply doesn’t exist. I also no longer believe that good things happen to good people. There I’ve said it. They don’t. Bad shit happens to good people, the best people all of the time. It’s always the good that leave this world to soon. […]

Making the most of an old school normal week

24/02/2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s not all bad on this journey we’ve been forced to take. Among the horror, the shittiness, the ever-changing emotions, the juggling, and the tension, there is still opportunity for normality. For calm. Our normal has changed, adjusted and will keep doing so as Chris’ treatment plan progresses. Last week was old school normal. It […]

It’s Not Just Hair

10/02/2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Everyday on this journey, since cancer has entered our lives, I’m learning. Learning how to cope, how to juggle, how to adapt. Learning about the side affects of the drug that is trying to save the person I love. Learning that I’ve been wrong. I always felt empathy with cancer patients whose hair fell out. That is […]

Cancer Sucks

04/02/2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Since Chris’ diagnosis, Cancer seems to be everywhere. Every time I turn on the TV, it’s in films, on the news, on adverts, on the radio, on the back of buses, on my facebook and twitter feeds. There is no escaping it. Each time it’s mentioned, each time I hear on the news that a […]