tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73726320403416872802024-03-19T06:16:51.887+00:00Laura Louise and her naughty disease...Hi, my name is Laura. I like to think I am a pretty normal 23 year old. Shopping, laughing and beautifying are a big part of my life. On 23rd November 2012 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my whole life changed. I vowed to make my battle with the big C as short and fun as possible. I blog about my journey to remind you lot to check your boobies, raise awareness and tell my story. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-38614682272906096672015-05-18T20:48:00.000+01:002015-05-18T20:48:54.610+01:00I'm climbing a mountain, no actually...Hi everyone,<br />
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So I know its been a long time since I checked in with you all. A lot has happened. I went traveling with Caitlin for 2 months and have got a place to go back to University in September to do a masters degree in Environmental Policy and Management! But before I go back to school I am climbing a mountain to raise money for <a href="http://coppafeel.org/" target="_blank">Coppafeel! </a><br />
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At the end of August I will spend 6 days climbing the Mountain that is Macchu Pichu in Peru with my legendary friend Lucy. Why am I doing this you might wonder? The answer my friends is that I thought it was about time I got my act together and raised some money for the wonderful charity <a href="http://coppafeel.org/" target="_blank">Coppafeel!</a> Family and friends have all done things to raise money for them before and now its my turn... <br />
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I have been making a video blog on you tube in a bid to raise awareness and also to try and show people why raising money for <a href="http://coppafeel.org/" target="_blank">Coppafeel!</a> is so important to me. The first two include flashback videos of when I was going through treatment, you can finally see what it was like for me to have my hair shaved off! I will also be making some videos to keep everyone updated on how my training is going.<br />
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Please Please Please help me to raise as much money as possible for this amazing charity. Your support means the world to me.<br />
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Here are my Vlogs.. <br />
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Hello everyone. This post has been a long time coming and I
am sorry for that. I distanced myself from the world of blogging and writing, I think because I associated it with being ill but now I am sat at my computer in my Christmas jumper with
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Let me start by telling you all that I am very well and
feeling extremely healthy. I have been focused on healing my body
over the course of the year. I have cut out dairy from my diet (apart from the
odd bit of chocolate or treat from time to time, I am only human),
reduced the amount of sugar I eat and I tend to avoid gluten too. I eat a
mainly vegan diet with the odd bit of fish as and when I fancy. This has all
been my decision and I feel much better for it. I have of course lost weight as
a result but my main reason for changing my diet was that I believe it helps my
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I had some final bits of surgery in October and have been
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almost at full strength. Being house bound again and spending almost a week in
hospital reminded me of how horrible all of this illness business can be. Every
day I would ask my surgeon if I could go home and whenever he said no I’d sulk but I did understand that he knows best. When I saw him recently for
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course no. I think I must have looked grumpy everyday I was in there, even more so than
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My hair is finally growing at a normal rate and although it
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eyebrows are now almost back to how they were before I lost them and I still
feel grateful every time I apply mascara or brush my hair. I am still obsessed with all things
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I finished my Herceptin infusions in July and now the only
treatment I have are Zoladex injections and Tamoxifen tablets. Tamoxifen and I
are not the best of friends. At the end of most days I ache like an old woman,
my legs frequently cramp and I often sleep badly but I am getting used to it
and some days are better than others. I recently discovered I am deficient in
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In October I took part in The Show, a fashion show raising
money for <a href="http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/" target="_blank">Breast Cancer Care</a>. It was an amazing day. I met some truly wonderful
people and hope to stay in contact with them for a long time to come and it was
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My two year Cancerversary was in November and I spent a
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I am looking forward to 2015, I feel like it could be my
year. In January I am hoping to go travelling for a month or so and then when I
get back I think I might move to London. It is very
exciting not to have to plan my life around breast cancer treatment any more
and I am really looking forward to being free of the hospital for a while. I am
very lucky to have the most amazing medical team keeping a close eye on me and
I know they will still continue to do so even if I am a bit further away from
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So that is about it from me for now. I have really enjoyed
writing this blog and all the new friends and opportunities it has given me. I will
still check in from time to time and I love reading your comments. If you want
to keep updated more regularly with how I am getting on you can follow me on
<a href="https://twitter.com/Laura_Loui5e" target="_blank">twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/lauraloui5e/" target="_blank">instagram</a>. Don't forget to keep checking those boobs! And show my friends over at <a href="http://coppafeel.org/" target="_blank">Coppafeel!</a> some love too please.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-5904238212874009972014-03-25T10:38:00.001+00:002014-03-25T10:39:29.646+00:00I'm back!Hello friends,<br />
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I am so sorry for my absence from the blogging world. I have no excuses other than I have just been busy living my life. It has been amazing to return to work and start doing other things that don't require me to plan around hospital hospital appointments.<br />
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I have a few things to update you all on...<br />
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My hair and eyelashes are growing/have grown!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(This photo was taken today)</td></tr>
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The documentary I did that teensie tiny bit of filming for mentioned <a href="http://lauralouiseandhernaughtydisease.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/hair-presents-and-very-big-little-secret.html" target="_blank">here</a>, is on BBC Three at 9pm on Wednesday. It is all about the founder of Coppafeel! Kris Hallenga and it is going to be an eye opener for sure. I would love as many of you as possible to have a watch. She is one amazing lady and she has a story that needs to be heard.<br />
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I have also written my first ever piece for a Women's glossy magazine in the June edition of Cosmpolitan UK (available to buy in May). I am beyond excited to see my very own words in print in my favourite magazine, a dream of mine for a long time.<br />
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On October 1st I am going to be taking part in <a href="https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/fundraising-events/events/show-london" target="_blank">The Show</a> for Breast Cancer Care. This is a fashion show where all the models have had breast cancer. It will completely put me out of my comfort zone but I think this is a good thing. I am really excited about it and can't wait to meet the other ladies and gents taking part.<br />
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Since January I have also had a lifestyle overhaul. I have cut out dairy products from my diet (apart from the odd cup of tea and square of dark chocolate, I am only human after all) and have drastically reduced my sugar intake and I feel SO much healthier. I have more energy, my skin is clearer and I am finally losing my chemo/tamoxifen weight. I plan to do a blog post all about what I have learned about nutrition for cancer patients soon. There is a lot of information surrounding the whole "if you have breast cancer should you eat dairy?" topic and whilst I do not believe that every breast cancer patient should remove dairy from their diet, as my tumour was hormone receptive it is just a decision I decided to make. I try to walk 15 miles a week as well, gradually building up my fitness.<br />
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I eat things like this...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinoa with red pepper and greens.</td></tr>
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I am still obsessed with all things beauty. I am really enjoying having longer hair to style now and really hope to have a side fringe by my birthday in June. I have lots of new favourite products to tell you all about so I guess that is now two blog posts I owe you?<br />
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Finally, I have a little favour to ask you all. My 60 year old Dad has rather madly decided to run the <a href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=RobinCannon" target="_blank">London Marathon</a> this year having never run before in his life. He is raising money for Coppafeel! and Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the funds will be split equally between them. If any of you would like to sponsor him please click on the just giving link <a href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=RobinCannon" target="_blank">here</a>. Both of these charities do such great work and any support would be very welcome, even if it is just £1.<br />
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So I leave you all for now as I must get ready for the hospital to have some Herceptin but I promise to write again as soon as I can.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this photo the week I was diagnosed. I love it. </td></tr>
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Love you long time. X<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-29485995931497396062014-01-26T17:36:00.000+00:002014-01-26T17:36:44.899+00:00Healthy Granola recipe...<style>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Granola is my all time favourite breakfast. In an ideal
world I would eat granola with greek yoghurt and fruit every morning. In
reality I am all too aware of the hidden nasties cropping up in my favoured
breakfast. The biggest culprit is SUGAR. Since January I have been doing my
best to avoid refined sugar and limiting the amount of natural sugar I consume.
So guess what? Granola for breakfast has been out of the question. I also avoid
dairy, which means no greek yoghurt either. But today my friends, I have been
doing some experimenting in the kitchen and I have come up with a granola
recipe, which in my eyes rivals all the shop bought varieties. It is packed
full of nutritious goodness AND it is super easy to make. Do you want the
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did. SO a New Year has begun and all people seem to be saying to me is forget
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Don’t get me wrong, I cannot wait for life to get back to
‘normal’ this year but even though last year was a tough one I do not want to
forget it. It made me stronger. It made me more ambitious to achieve my dreams.
But most importantly it made me ME and as much as I wish it hadn’t happened it
did and nothing I or anyone else can do will ever change that. HOWEVER although
I cannot wait to get back to work, to start planning my travels and to have
more adventures I am often reminded of the pain I went through last year. I
have regular nightmares, I get jabbed by needles twice a month still and I see
scars in the mirror everyday. It is impossible for me to simply move on with my
life as though nothing happened and I think it is actually a bit unfair of
people to expect me to do so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The swing side to this is that I do not plan on letting the
fact that I had cancer define my life. I have moved on and I will keep doing so
but time is the best healer and really I am still undergoing active treatment
so actually the nightmare is not over just yet. I am sorry if this post is a
little grouchy but I always try to write honestly and this is what I am feeling
at the moment. I also know that lots of other people have felt and are feeling
the same way and so I thought I would just break the taboo and talk about it a
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The truth is I don’t really know but what I do know is that
I can’t wait to see what happens. To have a bit of spontaneity in my life
rather than regular appointments etc is going to be a dream. I plan on laughing
as much as possible, seeing as much of the world as possible and having as much
fun as possible (the blog will be updated accordingly). I hope you can all do
the same and I wish you all the best for 2014. </span></div>
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exception of my pink coat almost every other coat I have ever owned has been
black or navy blue. I have always been wary of spending money on a coloured
coat because I thought there would be limited outfits I could wear it with. I
was wrong. When M and S asked if I would take part in their Statement Coat
Styling Challenge I jumped at the chance. I chose a red coat, something I think
I would normally be too afraid to buy but when it arrived I was immediately in
love. Not only is it super warm but the red is really striking too. I suddenly
wanted to wear it with everything but eventually I settled on four different
looks proving that a statement coat doesn’t just have to be for Christmas it can be
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Get the look (or similar): <a href="http://www.marksandspencer.com/Collection-Wool-Blend-Dolly-Cashmere/dp/B00DSW1KJC?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_10&nodeId=43109030&sr=1-10&qid=1386618873&pf_rd_r=1NMTBPH2S31ZR9GPTBRK&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_i=0&pf_rd_p=321381407&pf_rd_s=center-3" target="_blank">Coat</a>. <a href="http://www.riverisland.com/women/jeans/jeggings/Black-Molly-jeggings-629877" target="_blank">Jeans</a>. <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Shoes/Categories/Shop-Women/Shop-Boots/Wellies/Original-wellies_521-10004-9623884959/?previewAttribute=Navy" target="_blank">Wellies</a>. <a href="http://www.asos.com/Oasis/Oasis-Boucle-Jumper/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3634689&SearchQuery=grey%20jumper&Rf-700=1000&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=204&sort=-1&clr=Grey" target="_blank">Jumper</a>. <a href="http://www.fatface.com/search?q=*&parentCategoryRef=womenshatsscarvesgloves&sort=manual&order=ascend" target="_blank">Hat</a>. <a href="http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Cable-Tassel-Scarf/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3166241&SearchQuery=scarf&Rf-700=1000&Rf-200=4&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=204&sort=-1&clr=Black" target="_blank">Scarf</a>.</span></div>
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spa day that I attended a couple of weeks ago. Rock on Divas, run by the lovely
Gloria, is a day aimed at women who have finished cancer (or any other illness)
treatment and are looking for a way to re-establish their health life balance
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">On arrival at The Spa Dolphin Square everyone was greeted with a hug and then given a
name tag. We were then all invited to share as much or as little of our story as
we liked with the rest of the group. Once all the introductions were out of the
way, the day began with a juicing tutorial from Gloria who explained the
benefits of juicing and gave a demonstration. Afterwards we all went for a
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The wonderful Jennifer Young then gave a skincare and make
up workshop educating us all on what was actually in our favourite beauty products.
She makes a bespoke skin care range that is made with 100% organic and natural
ingredients. There is even a line designed especially for people under going
cancer treatment. You can find out more about Jennifer and her skin care range
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clothing and went to a yoga class which was aimed at beginners and was
incredibly relaxing. The day finished with a beauty treatment. You could choose a
massage or a facial. I went for the facial and it was AMAZING, the 25 minutes
of bliss left my skin positively glowing and I made the trip home (with my
lovely goody bag) on a busy train with NO make up on. </span></div>
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been through a similar thing to me. Everybody was supportive and kind and I had
a lovely time. To find out more about Gloria, her spa days and retreats
click <a href="http://www.rockondivas.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Oh and there is the small matter of my one year
Cancerversary which was on the 23<sup>rd</sup> November. I cannot believe it
has been one whole year since I was diagnosed and what a year it has been. I am
so glad it is mostly over now and for those of you reading this who are
currently undergoing treatment I hope that I can reassure you that times can
get better. I am a happier person now than I was before treatment, I have a
whole head of hair (even if it is unbelievably unruly) and I am hoping that
soon the last year will just be a nasty memory that I can lock away in some far
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in fact, you might as well start calling me Mrs Clause. I cannot wait to snuggle
up watching Christmas movies and start wrapping presents. I pretty much hum
carols in my sleep and the prospect of a New Year and a new start is also
extremely appealing. I plan on making 2014 my year no question. </span></div>
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effect I have found is tiredness but it really isn’t that bad and is definitely
manageable. My skin is red and apparently will keep ‘cooking’ for the next two
weeks but aqueous cream helps to soothe it. I have been wearing loose clothing
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whacked on a layer of my favourite face mask (<a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/424620" target="_blank">Eve Lom rescue mask</a>), lit my
favourite scented candle and painted my nails. Rock ‘n Roll I know! </span></div>
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go of radiotherapy YAY. My skin is getting red and slightly sore and my stupid
left arm is hurting again. I think having radio has aggravated it as it
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made my way to London to go to the John Frieda 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary
event at Claridges. It was a wonderful evening and I had a great time. I
brought my friend Nia along and we sipped on champagne and ate yummy canapés
all evening. The theme for the evening was glamorous. I wore a leopard print
dress from ASOS, blue Kurt Geiger heels and borrowed my Mum’s Chanel bag. Here
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I have spent writing away working on the book. The online shopping bug has
bitten me again (obviously this is not my fault). I bought a couple of new
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MY FIRST HAIRCUT since my hair has grown back. The lovely Sarah from <a href="http://www.hairadvicecentre.net/" target="_blank">HAC</a>
snipped away at my fluffy, wispy ends and transformed them into a styled crop.
The last time I had been to the hairdressers was when <a href="http://lauralouiseandhernaughtydisease.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/my-big-bald-adventure.html" target="_blank">this</a> happened. This time
instead of leaving with tears in my eyes I left with a big smile and some
advice on how to control my often crazy locks. They really are crazy locks too,
my hair has grown back thicker than ever it is also fluffy, unruly and never
does what I want it to. The ends have a slight curl to them, which is strange
for me as I had fairly straight hair before but the colour is the same. I can’t
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journey to the hospital tomorrow morning. I am not sure what happens if the
roads are blocked by fallen trees or if the conditions are too bad to drive. I
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have had so many lovely comments and messages from you all
recently and I just want to say a big fat thank you. It’s really nice to hear
from people that read and enjoy my blog and it always makes my smile bigger (if
that is even possible). It is also amazing that this little old blog has
managed to reach so many people. The thing that really makes all of this
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far so good. I am yet to have any side effects. Apparently this is normal and
it will take a couple of weeks before the side effects present themselves. Of
course I am hoping that I will be the lucky patient that gets away relatively
side effect free but I guess I will just have to wait and see what happens. The main pain is having to spend two hours travelling each day but it is a small price to pay to zap any naughty cells that may still be left behind.</span></div>
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has been really exciting. I am crossing all my fingers and toes and sometimes
even my eyes hoping that something will materialise from all of this. What do
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hello beautiful people, as some of you may already know I
was lucky enough to be shortlisted for the Best Newcomer Award sponsored by
Next at the <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmo-blog-awards-2013/" target="_blank">Cosmo Blog Awards</a>. So on Wednesday I donned my glad rags and made
my way over to the OXO tower in London for the Blog Awards Bash to find out who
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">You weren’t allowed a plus one and so I put my brave face on
and with a glass of bubbles in my hand, I went to introduce myself to some
friendly looking bloggers. I met some lovely people but the most lovely of all
was Rachel, the very same lady that had alerted me to the fact that my blog was
shortlisted in the first place. Rachel and I found each other within about 10
minutes of arriving and we had many giggles over some cocktails whilst we
waited to find out the results. You can check out her awesome blog <a href="http://cupcakesandcocktales.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After about an hour and a half of mingling, all of the
bloggers gathered at one end of the room to hear the results we had all been
waiting for. Louise Court the Editor and Pat McNulty the Digital Editor of
Cosmopolitan took to the stage to announce the winner and the highly commended
blogger in each category. After watching some of my favourite bloggers walk
home with one of the coveted awards finally last up was my category. The highly
commended blogger was fashionista Gillian Lee Rose (you can check out her blog
<a href="http://gillianleerose.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">here</a>) I was really pleased for her as I love her blog. The last award of the
night went to LAURA LOUISE AND HER NAUGHTY DISEASE! Yes ladies and gents this
little old blog WON an award I didn’t even know I was nominated for until 2
weeks before the end of voting. I was in total shock when they called my name
but I tentatively made my way to the stage to collect my award, posed for a few
photos and then made my way back towards a very smiley Rachel for a hug. Check out the list of all the winners <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmo-blog-awards-2013/cosmo-blog-awards-2013-winners" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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the delicious cocktails provided by Pinky Vodka, meeting fellow bloggers,
posing for photos and smiling so much my cheeks hurt. I was in such a daze from
winning that I forgot to take many photos, big error I know, but luckily a
photographer from Cosmopolitan was on hand snapping away. You can check out the
amazing photos <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmo-blog-awards-2013/cosmo-blog-awards-2013-party-pics?page=52" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmo-blog-awards-2013/cosmo-blog-awards-2013-party-pics?page=60" target="_blank">here</a>. Unbelievably I also managed to make their style gallery *I
chuckled muchly when I discovered this* but you can view some of the other
amazing outfits worn <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/fashion/shopping/cosmo-blog-awards-2013-street-style?page=10" target="_blank">here</a>. Below are the two photos that I did remember to take…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So there you have it, after what can only be described as a
rollercoaster of a year so far for me something great has come out of an
otherwise rubbish situation. It still hasn’t settled in yet. It was an honour
to even make the shortlist out of 43000 entries but to win is something else
entirely. I can honestly say that it was the best day of my year so far. Thank
you to all of you for following me and my journey so far and providing me with
so many lovely messages of love and support and a big fat thank you to everyone
who voted for me too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The lovely people at Next have written a great blog post all about the evening which you can read <a href="http://blog.next.co.uk/cosmo-blog-awards/" target="_blank">here</a>. I have lots of other things to tell you all about from my London trip so I will be blogging again soon but for now I shall leave you with this image.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">BANANARAMA LOAF</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">One of my all time favourite TV shows is The Great British
Bake Off. I am a big fan of all things cake but I am also a big fan of all things banana so one of my
favourite treats is a warm slice of banana loaf. I had a few overripe bananas
left this week so I thought I’d go in search of my inner baker and give baking my own a
go. I used a Mary Berry recipe but tweaked it to
make it slightly more healthy and predominantly dairy free (apart from the eggs). Are eggs dairy? I never really know the answer. Anyway I eat them and tend to just avoid cows milk produce. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Ingredients</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2 over ripe bananas (or 3 if really small ones)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Small handful of sultanas</span></div>
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don’t have an excuse other than the fact that for once in my life I haven’t
really had much to say! *cue sniggers* Life has just been ticking along really.
I got struck down with a nasty chest and throat infection last week which
resulted in a few days in bed and yet more antibiotics but I managed to stay
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thanks to the lovely people at Fabulous magazine. I wrote an article that made
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I had an overwhelming response from some readers and lots of
lovely emails and tweets. I apologise for not replying to you all personally. I
do my best, but please know that I really do love hearing from you and I
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hospital appointments including some Herceptin drugs and CT scans/radio
planning funness. I have also been spending some time with friends doing normal
stuff like going to the cinema and having girls nights and do you know what? It
has been great. I even did some nice make up…</span></div>
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radio including a couple of trips to London and one mystery weekend away! In
fact I am so excited I could burst. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">One of the most important things that I have been doing of
late is reflecting. I have finally had some time to myself and now that my
brain isn’t fogged up from various drugs I can just sit and think. Sometimes
all I think is woah. I mean WOAH. Seriously, this year has been crazy. I think
when you are going through active treatment you don’t really let yourself think/dwell
too much, well I didn’t anyway, you just sort of get on with things. It’s only
when I’ve started feeling well again that I have really realised just how
unwell I was and how much I have been through. I mean don’t get me wrong the
scars I see everyday are a constant reminder but it’s only recently that I have
really begun to understand what they mean and what they stand for. I know they
will fade but they will never go away completely and I think that’s the thing
about having cancer, even though you may be in remission for now there is
always that fear niggling away in the corner of your brain making you think
will it come back? Over time the worries fade but they never really go away. </span></div>
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think it is important for those of you lucky enough not to have met a Kenneth
of your own to understand that it’s not just the physical side of having cancer
that’s the problem, mentally it is exhausting too. Physically I may be mostly
better but realistically mentally I think it could take a bit longer. This is
not easy for me to admit. But the truth is that I am still a little bit scared.
I may even be a little bit scared forever. However I have come to realise that
this is normal and I am not the only one that will have a few worries from time
to time. Not many people really talk about the mental side effects of cancer
but I just wanted anyone else in the same situation as me to know that they are
not alone in their thoughts and really it is OK to talk about it. What is it
they say? A problem shared is a problem halved. So here I am sharing a problem
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ceiling. George and Harry. Don’t worry they aren’t the big fat hairy kind of
spider they are the thin whispery kind. We’ve made friends and the deal is that
they are allowed to stay there (I am a bit too scared to try and capture them
plus I can’t actually reach them) as long as they don’t come down to my level.
My only worry is if George is actually a Georgina and then they have babies.
Actually I’m also a bit frightened they’ll tell their mates they’ve found a
safe place to live where they aren’t being hunted for once and then I’ll have
some sort of spider clan living in my bedroom. But for now they seem to have
listened to my demands and are staying put and there are no signs of baby
spiders as of yet. This time last year I would have been on the phone
frantically trying to find someone to get rid of them for me so I actually feel
quite triumphant at my bravery. There is also a Cedric living in the top corner
of my shower we have a similar deal, he stays where he is and he’s alright but
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-25644722068892743542013-08-24T20:45:00.002+01:002013-08-24T20:47:31.180+01:00My doctors have got a RAD new idea...
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hello my lovely readers. How are you all? I hope you are
enjoying the bank holiday weekend. I bet you are all wondering what I have been
up to? Well let me fill you in…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My wounds have been healing nicely which is really great. I
still have a couple of dressings on but it won’t be long until I am dressing
free (*I hope) and finally able to have a bath. I also have a lot more energy
that I have been putting to good use by going for some nice walks in the
sunshine. I had a dose of Herceptin at the hospital that went fine and I have
done the odd bit of writing. As you can see I haven’t really had a very
eventful week, well I hadn’t until yesterday. Yesterday I had an appointment
with my oncologists. This appointment lasted nearly and hour and a half. In
this appointment I was told I would need radiotherapy. EURGH. This was not part
of the plan. I thought I was going to avoid being zapped. It turns out the
universe had other ideas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As if this latest blow wasn’t enough to ruin my week I then
got told that my course of radio would last for five weeks. Most people are
treated for three weeks but I, being the special person I am, get to have an
extra two weeks because guess what <b>I AM SO YOUNG</b> (*if one more doctor tells me
this I think I might spontaneously combust). Seriously I do realise that I was
pretty unlucky to get cancer at my age I don’t need doctors to remind me of
this too. My bleedin' age has a lot to answer for you know, it often means I get
the bum end of the deal. I was given the strongest chemo and the most radical
surgery so I probably should have guessed radiotherapy would be no different.
Silly me thinking I had gotten away without having any. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">SO on hearing the action plan I made a deal with my Docs, I
told them that they had to wait until after I had been to the Cosmo Blog Awards
before they could start frying me. I reckon that is only fair don’t you? It means my
wounds have a bit longer to fully heal and I get to have a good few more weeks
of feeling normal and having some fun before my energy gets temporarily zapped
away from me again. If I am honest the thing that is bumming me out the most
about this news is the fact that I won’t be able to have a hot bath during and
for a little while after the treatment. I still haven’t had a bath since the
day before my surgery and I MISS THEM. It seems cruel that not long after I am <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">finally</i> able to have a bath they will
once again be taken away from me. Having radio also means I get to have my
first tattoo (*sorry Snoop Doggy Rob, but it is strictly for medical reasons only)!
It will be a couple of tiny dots on my chest and under my arm but hey it’s a
tattoo all the same! </span></div>
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their minds about giving me radiotherapy. There was a slight mix up in the
beginning and I should never have been told that I wasn’t going to need it.
Unfortunately my oncologist was away when I was deciding about surgery and so
my surgeon consulted with other doctors and wires got crossed. I had been told
radio could wreck my reconstruction results so when I was told that I wouldn’t
need it I decided to have the big op, get it all done at once and reduce my
scarring. After surgery I had an appointment with my actual oncologist and he
started to talk to me about radio. I told him that I was told I wouldn’t need
it and he wasn’t impressed. He said he would talk to some other specialists and
then make a decision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My oncology team have now decided that because my original
tumour (Kenneth) was so ‘naughty’ (AKA aggressive) and chemo didn’t completely kill him, there
may be a few naughty cells left. Therefore they want to be safe and give me
strong treatment. They also never found out for sure that it hadn’t spread to
my nodes so they want to zap them too! I am all for being safe and so although
this is in no way the decision I wanted I understand the need for it. Like most
cancer treatments there are some negatives to radio, these include the fact
that it may very well ruin the great cosmetic result my surgeon worked so hard
to achieve and it will probably make me very tired both during treatment and
for a while afterwards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BUT HEY I’ve
been through worse so although this is a bit of a pain I’m hoping I’ll be able
to handle it. I think that really my doctors just like me <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">so</i> much they want to see me more ;-).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So there you go, that’s what has
been happening in my life recently. I didn’t want to have radio, I thought I
was finished with the nasty bits of my treatment and I was looking forward to
finally being able to escape from the hospital for a while. Now I have to spend a whole lot
more time there but I would rather spend time there now than have to spend time
there again later on in life! The two hours of driving everyday will be a pain
and any holiday plans I had have to be put on hold for now BUT I still get to go to the
Blog Awards AND I can hopefully have a lot of fun now whilst there is still
(*fingers crossed) the odd bit of sunshine left in the UK.</span></div>
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-27003244694493141062013-08-14T20:50:00.000+01:002013-08-17T15:22:46.843+01:00A very nice surprise and a couple of wet eyes.<style>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Today for the first time in a very long while, I cried with
happiness. Not a big cry, just a few little tear drops escaped my eyes. I
quickly wiped them away and replaced them with the world’s biggest smile because
today something happened that made all of this nastiness worth it. Something
positive has come from the biggest negative in my life. But before I tell you
all my exciting news, let me just fill you in on the last couple of days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I saw my plastic surgeon on Monday. When he looked at his
handiwork the words “DING DONG” actually came out of his mouth *cue blushes. I
mean that has got to be good news right? I still need to have a couple of other
operations to finish things off but I must say that I am also pretty happy with
the result so far. Once I am all healed the only unsual thing about me will be
my scars. Scars that I will learn to be proud of because they will remind me of
my strength. They are my battle scars. A battle that I am planning on winning. I’m
trying to focus on the positives, not dwell on the negatives. I’m no
psychologist but I reckon if we all did that we would be much happier. </span></div>
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hair look. It is pretty difficult to feel feminine with hair this short. I
actually turned a little diva-ish the other day and rocked it out with some
pretty mega accessories…</span></div>
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Jessie J and their new short hair do’s. Maybe people will now just
think I’m bang on trend with my hairstyle and did it through choice. That’s
what I’m hoping anyway. For once in my life maybe I’ll be one of the cool kids?!
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have been writing this blog for nearly eight months. I
have heard from and made friends with other women unfortunate enough to meet
Kenneths of their own. Some of them also named their lumps and that I see
that as a big compliment. This blog has also allowed me to meet some younger
people diagnosed with other forms of cancer or serious illnesses. To hear from
them that reading about my experience helps them in some way is amazing. Actually,
I can’t believe how many people have now read my little old blog, the majority
of these people do not even have cancer themselves but read anyway and that
also amazes me. I never thought so many of you would be interested in my little
life. Strangers that I do not even know are rooting for me and willing me to
get better and not just from this country, people from all over the world have
been in touch. When I started writing I didn’t expect anyone to actually read
the blog let alone like it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Some of you lovely people must have nominated me for a
pretty big award in the blogging community because today I found out that my blog
is one of ten to have been shortlisted *hence the happy tears* in the best
newcomer category. I got a pretty big shock to discover a
comment left on one of my posts today from someone telling me they had voted for me to win and
loved the blog. I didn’t even know I was shortlisted and I reread the comment
about 20 times. I couldn’t believe it, it was the best surprise ever. I cried in the Tesco car park surrounded
by far too many people (I'm blaming Tamoxifen for messing with my emotions). It was right up there in my top ten embarrassing
moments (along with Gangnam styling on the table tops of my local bar the day
after my diagnosis but the less said about that the better). I feel very honoured to be in a category with so many other great blogs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Really what I want to say is thank you to all of you because
you make my life so much better and if I have helped any of you in anyway then all
my struggles have been worth it! Raising awareness and helping others was what
I set out to do. I wanted people to realise life with the big C doesn’t have to
be all doom and gloom. I did my best to make you smile as well as talking about
difficult things. By writing about my life and experiences to you all I discovered so much
about myself and wrote things that I struggled to say aloud. I fell in
love with writing, I met friends and I had my faith in the world restored. Hopefully
one day no blogs like mine will be needed because someone will find a cure for
this naughty disease, but for now I will keep writing so please help me to
continue to raise awareness. Share the blog, continue to support <a href="http://www.coppafeel.org/" target="_blank">Coppafeel!</a> and
most importantly keep checking those boobies. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-74091703605823497312013-08-11T17:41:00.000+01:002013-08-17T15:23:15.521+01:00Nice nails, mocktails and a possible UFO...<style>
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everyday which is really super nice! I hit a little bump last week and managed
to get an infection in one of my wounds but other than that it has just been a
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Since I last wrote to you all the wonderful cyclists
completed their bike ride and managed to raise a whopping £6200! How amazing
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">In other news I have been attempting to work on the book, although
it is proving more difficult than I thought it would be. I saw my oncologist a couple of weeks ago and found out that
I may have to have radiotherapy too which was a slight blow. I find out in two
weeks what his decision is. I trust him one hundred percent and will respect
whatever decision he makes even if it isn’t the one that I want. Other than that I don't really have any more news. I’m having
a check up with my plastic surgeon tomorrow so I will let you know how that goes. Seriously though I am sorry that I don’t have anything more
exciting to tell you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have missed blogging so much that I thought I would treat
you all to as many posts as I can master. I haven’t done much since I last
wrote. I have just been busy recovering. However I have had one particularly
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return from her graduation (eek well done her, she graduated with a first...
clever or what?) I saw a mouse. An actual mouse ran across my living room
floor. Naturally I remained cool, calm and collected. I did not squeal or panic
or lock myself upstairs in my bedroom and barricade the door. Nope not me ;-).
When Madre and Naomi eventually returned they too saw the mouse. It made its'
return appearance in Naomi’s bedroom. Ha. I shouldn’t laugh but I was immensely
grateful that the mouse was not in my room, the gods were on my side this once.
After failed attempts by both Naomi and Madre to capture the mouse in a waste
paper bin, a trap was laid. This trap was put outside N’s room on the landing.
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downstairs when the mouse appeared to me once again. It seems to like Naomi and
popped its head out from under the sofa where she was sat. Once again I calmly
alerted her to its presence. I went to get a broom. I thought that like in
Disney’s Cinderella using my broom I could sweep and chase the mouse out of the
house. Don’t believe everything that Disney teaches you. For this method of
mouse removal is also unsuccessful. Mice are pretty quick movers. </span></div>
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watching Dynamo on the telly. He really is amazing. He turned a water fountain
in Ibiza into ICE. We were busy talking about how great he is when we heard a bang. Looking at each other
in horror we realised that the bang we heard must have been the mouse trap. What
were we supposed to do now? We had to go upstairs to see if it was the mouse we
heard. I decided that Naomi should go first and I would follow. Naomi had just
about reached the first stair when the mouse turned Kamikaze on us. It launched
itself, whilst partially caught in the trap, over the banister and flying an
inch from Naomi’s face landed on the stairs. We both screamed. A split second
later I was stood on the sofa still screaming and watching in horror as the
mouse ran down the stairs and began running in circles around the floor. It had
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was screaming, Naomi was screaming, the mouse was
screaming and if the neighbours didn’t already think we were weird, they sure
did now. Eventually Naomi was the brave one and using my broom (I knew
Cinderella would help me in some way) she swept the mouse into a waste paper
bin, donned some rubber gloves and set off up the road to set our unwelcome
visitor free. I would like to add that she was wearing her pyjamas and no
shoes, so at least the neighbours can now associate her with the weirdness and
not me. Anyway after our experience meeting the real life danger mouse nothing
else this week has really caught my attention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Now that I am feeling more human I have been taking the time
to figure out what I want to do with my life. I’m not sure that I really know,
but I did get an idea. I thought why not write a novel based loosely on my own
story. What a great way to raise awareness. If I aimed it at women 18-40 years
old they could read it tell their friends, spread the word. So on Sunday I
decided to start writing. I also figure that by revealing my plans to you my
devoted readers, it means I am less likely to chicken out and more likely to
follow the idea through. I may find that actually book writing is not for me
but at least I will have given it a go. If the book is rubbish they hey, its
rubbish but if I don’t try I won’t succeed. And like my grandpa used to say ‘if
at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again’. So that’s exactly what I’m
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that’s right my eyelashes are beginning to appear. WAHOOOOO! Right now the only
problem I have is that my bottom lashes are significantly longer than my top
lashes and that my right eye has way less lashes than the left. But hey, at
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As I sit here typing this sipping tea, curled up on the
sofa, my sister, 3 of my cousins and a friend are busy cycling. Over 2 and a
half days they are travelling from Bristol (where I spent three of the happiest
years of my life at University) to Salcombe (where I live now) across a
distance of nearly 200 miles. Why are they doing this? Is it of a strange love
of cycling? Is it because they love a challenge? Is it because they need a bit
of lycra in their lives? Probably yes to some of these questions but the real
reason they are punishing themselves is because they love me. They are busy
trying to raise as much money as possible for Coppafeel! and Breakthrough
Breast Cancer. Two charities close to my heart. These charities do some AMAZING
work and if anybody reading this wants to support them by sponsoring some wonderful people on their cycling crusade
please donate by clicking <a href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=Cannicombes&isTeam=true" target="_blank">here</a>. So proud of them all and thinking about them constantly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hello my lovelies. I cannot believe it has been over 4 weeks
since I last blogged. I am very sorry. I do however have a genuine excuse for
my poor attendance. All will be explained later…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So here I am nearly 5 weeks post surgery writing to you all
KENNETH FREE. I could pretend that everything has been sunshine and giggles for
the past 5 weeks, but that would be all I was doing, pretending I mean. You see
in truth moments of the past 5 weeks have probably been some of the hardest
moments of my life and it would be wrong of me to pretend otherwise. Although I
have remained fairly upbeat and positive throughout my treatment, there were
some moments where I was overcome with grief. These moments were all
experienced during my two week post op hospital stay and I can honestly say
that not one tear has been shed since I returned home. I am also blaming the
morphine for some of my mini breakdowns. I’m going to split this blog into
sections to make it easier for some of you to digest, but I am warning you it
is a long one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I woke up in hospital on the day of my operation feeling surprisingly
calm. Madre came into the hospital and accompanied me whilst I waited to see my
surgeons, sign consent forms and finally be wheeled off to have my anaesthetic.
My plastic surgeon (who by the way is one of my favourite doctors ever) was
amazing with me on the morning of surgery. He came in, gave me a hug and
promised that he would look after me and I completely trusted that he would do
just that. I remember signing consent forms and suddenly beginning to feel
nervous. I did my best not to let it show but I think a tear or two did
silently slip down my cheek. The anaesthetist and her team were really great
with me and before I knew it I was sound asleep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The first thing I remember after waking up was an
overwhelming pain in my shoulder. Yes that’s right my shoulder, not my
operation sites. I was given more pain relief and I saw a couple of lovely
friends (because Madre wasn’t quite at the hospital yet). I can barely remember
what we talked about and I don’t think I want to. It is in the past now and all
I know is that I really did not feel well. I was told the operation was
successful but took nearly 12 and a half hours. I was then moved to intensive
care where I finally got to see my mum. I remember complaining about being
thirsty and I swear the first glass of water I had was the best glass of water
I’ve ever drank in my life. It wasn’t long before I began to realise that
something was wrong with my left arm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I couldn’t move it. I couldn’t feel it. Surely this wasn’t
supposed to happen. The nurse told me it was probably because of the arterial
line I had in my arm (a big old tube in my artery). I felt a bit like
Frankenstine, my body didn’t really feel like my own. I had two drips in my
feet because the veins in my arm were so destroyed from chemo. I was being
pumped with all kinds of things. My blood pressure was really low and so I had
loads of fluid to try and bring it up, I also needed magnesium and other things
I had low levels of. I was so swollen I felt like a balloon. The nurse promised
me it was temporary although I didn’t believe her. All the while I was wrapped
in a plastic blanket that had hot air being pumped through it called a bear
hugger. I hated it. I was uncomfortable, sore and feeling pretty rotten. Late
the next night I was finally moved out of ICU to a normal ward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I didn’t like it. Something didn’t feel right. I felt really
poorly. To make matters worse I then got a temperature. I was boiling but the
nurses wouldn’t let me take the blanket off. In all honesty it was one of the
worse nights of my life. I have never felt so poorly, ever. I was
uncomfortable, tired and hot. SO hot. I had doctors coming in to check on me,
drain blood blisters, give me blood transfusions and IV antibiotics. I knew
something was wrong. Eventually the next morning I saw my surgeon and was told
I had to go back to surgery. Luckily Snoop Doggy Rob was on his way and this
time it was his turn to come with me to theatre. I think it is safe to say that
both of us were pretty anxious. My veins were playing up and so I had to have a
central line put in. For those of you who don’t know, a central line is a tube
that goes in your neck and connects to a large vein by your heart. It is held
in place by a stitch and although it wasn’t painful it was pretty uncomfortable
as it had 3 tubes hanging off it. It was really useful though as it meant no
more needles for me. All blood tests, blood transfusions and drugs could all
happen from this one point, my hands and feet were free. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The second operation went well and luckily that was the last
time I had to go to theatre. I had to have another two units of blood via a
transfusion but then it was just a question of trying to control my pain. I was
very uncomfortable I hated not being able to sleep on my side and being wrapped
in plastic all the time. I was worried about my arm which I still couldn’t move
but the thing that hurt the most was my stomach. Every time the nurses made me
move position I was convinced I had ripped my stomach open. The first time I
sat in a chair, 6 days post op, I sat like a hunched old woman for about half
an hour before having to return to bed, exhausted. I had 6 drains attached to
me that made life even more uncomfortable. At 22 years old I felt like a
pensioner. I relied on nurses to wash me, dress me, pass me a drink. The only
thing that made life bearable was my daily visitors. Snoop Doggy Rob came to
see me every morning and spoon fed me smoothies, Madre massaged my dead arm to
try and bring it back to life, Jane kept me up to date with gossip and Lucy didn’t
bat an eyelid when I threw up all over her. I also have to mention my favourite
nurse ever Hannah who is a young adults with cancer specialist nurse, who
regularly came to visit me and cheer me up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Unfortunately I wasn’t feeling that well on my birthday. To
make matters worse I had dressings changed, 2 drains removed and I also had
another moment when I was completely convinced I’d ripped my stitches (I
hadn’t). I think it is fair to say that really I didn’t have the best of days.
BUT you lot did yourselves proud on the card front. I have never ever seen so
many cards in my life!! THANK YOU. Unfortunately though I couldn’t open one
card or present myself because of my stupid arm, Naomi and Lucy did the
honours. I received some lovely gifts and I’m sorry I was so bad at thanking
you all, but please know that I am so grateful! Even when I didn’t have
visitors I never felt alone surrounded by your messages of love and support. The
cards covered an entire wall in my hospital room, a window sill and a ledge
behind my bed. The best happy birthday song was from Hannah, she knows why!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I began to get some feeling and movement back in my arm but
I still had pins and needles, numbness and was beginning to have some serious
pains in my joints. I had lots and lots of physio on my arm but also on my legs
because being completely bed ridden for a week meant that my muscles had wasted
and I could barely stand let alone walk. Doctors began to investigate what was
wrong with my arm and told me that I had some nerve damage. Throughout the week
I gradually had the rest of my drains removed. In time I gradually began
walking (I say walking but everyone who saw me probably thought it was more
like watching the hunchback of Notre Dame after one too many drinks). When I
proved I could safely walk up the stairs I was allowed to go home. The car
journey home was hugely uncomfortable but I made it all in one piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Anybody reading this who is about to have this operation
please don’t freak out. The nurses will be great (with a few exceptions) and
normally you are allowed home after a week. I was different because I had my
surgery after chemo and so my immune system wasn’t tip top, therefore it took
me a while to shift my infection. The hardest part of my recovery was all arm
related and the chance of your arm being damaged is exceptionally small. Nerve
pain is the worst pain ever and my arm distracted me from everything else, I
was ready to chop it off when finally the doctor gave me some nerve specific
painkillers that actually worked. I had some tests at the hospital on Wednesday
and they have said my Radial nerve is damaged (explaining why my thumb is still
numb and difficult to move). Hopefully with time it will improve but I may
never have complete sensation back in the arm. Bummer. Now that my pain is
under control and I can move my fingers a bit better I am finally able to type.
I do have to have regular breaks though as my arm gets easily tired. I am still
unable to grip anything so I have learnt to eat one handed, open bottles one
handed in fact really my right arm is pretty darn amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I spent a lot of time watching Wimbledon and tried to spend a little time in the sun. I have had lots of visitors including these guys...</span><br />
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wounds (again because of rubbish immune system) that the lovely district nurses
come to look after and there is still a lot of swelling, so really it’s pretty
early days to be judging them. I am yet to have my follow up appointment with
my surgeon but I am sure he will tell me more. But as i type to you now I am pretty happy with them. The scar on my stomach is massive but it's not as ugly as I thought it would be and again I know that with time it will get better. Funnily enough when I did get home part of my stomach scar did reopen but again the district nurses are sorting me out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So all in all after a pretty tough five weeks I am now on
the mend and finally beginning to feel more human. I am looking forward to
living my life and creating some happy memories for 2013. A full recovery is
going to take a long time, I am still very tired, covered in cuts and bruises
and mentally exhausted but I have proven to myself how brave I really am. I have
learned that sometimes it is OK to cry, in fact its natural and part of the
healing process. I’ve realised that sometimes I need to let people know how I’m
really feeling because they can actually help. Most importantly I now firmly
believe that having conquered the last eight months I really can do anything! </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-9061009010868999612013-06-16T21:58:00.000+01:002013-06-16T21:58:28.319+01:00A little update before I finally remove Kenneth from my life...Hello my lovelies!<br />
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This may be the last blog post I write for a little while I am afraid. Surgery is going ahead on Tuesday and I am due to spend Monday night in the hospital too. Kenneth is finally leaving me! *Cue celebratory fist pump. After surgery I have been told that I may not be able to type for a while. I am in hospital for about 10 days but even once I am home, moving my arms will be a little painful and therefore typing all my news up for you lovely people could be a little tricky but I promise that as soon as I can I will. In the mean time I hope I will be able to type little tweets so if you follow me on twitter you may be able to find out how I am doing a little earlier @Laura_Loui5e.<br />
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In other news, apart from doing copious amounts of shopping for post surgery clothes I have also been catching up with friends and family which has been lovely. I have spent this weekend at Snoop Doggy Rob's house where as well as seeing him, Naomi and Jane I was able to spend some quality time with my aunt, uncle, cousins and grandma who had come down for the weekend to help with the house tours. I really had the best time ever!<br />
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So how have I prepared for my big operation and hospital stay? I have been busy trying to pamper myself but now that my
nails are peeling and breaking they are becoming too thin to paint. As
you can imagine I am not happy about this. I now have short boy nails
and I can't even paint them pink :( So I have had lots of long hot bubble baths, whacked on a couple of face masks and massaged my head in the hope of stimulating some hair growth. Tomorrow evening I will arrive at the hospital armed with absolutely everything I can think of to make my stay there a bit more bearable. I am not afraid to add that that includes Hank the hippo my good luck charm from my sister, Duck (a now slightly greying cuddly toy) who I have had since I was a baby (yes that is right aged 22 I am taking TWO cuddly toys into hospital with me, so what?) and my trusted pink beanie hat. Wow reading that back I realise just how cool I must sound to all of you! I have also reminded Madre how good she was at hand massages during chemo in the hope she can revisit that skill next week and told every single person I can that it is my birthday next Monday so that (fingers crossed) I have the biggest card collection the hospital has ever seen! <br />
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Throughout my battle with Kenneth I have been surprised by many
people. Some friends have proved to be amazing whilst others have left
me disappointed. Actually the ones who disappointed me were ones I thought would be amazing and some people I didn't expect have been beyond amazing. An example being that I hear from people I went to primary school with and haven't seen for years sometimes more frequently than others who claim I am their 'best friend'. I guess it is true what they say that in times of need
you really learn who your true friends are. I also just want to add that
all of my family have been super duper amazinggg throughout all of
this. And you my lovely readers haven't been too bad yourselves either. Seriously though I have LOVED hearing from some of you. Your messages of support mean the world and I love hearing that I have been able to help some of you out as well, maybe even get you to laugh. If you are bored over the next few weeks, drop me an email or tweet me. I may not be able to reply for a while but I would love to have some interesting reading in hospital.<br />
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<br />Anyways I shall leave you all for now and look forward to blogging to you again soon (WITHOUT KENNETH)!<br />
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Love you long time. X<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-86663795515282986942013-06-05T14:25:00.000+01:002013-06-05T14:25:03.448+01:00Picnics and hospital tricks...Hello hello,<br />
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Hope everyone is doing well?!<br />
It has been a little while since I have written a 'proper' post and so I thought I would treat you all to a little insight into the world of Laura this past week or so.<br />
What news do I have for you all? Well it is hopefully less than 2 weeks until Kenneth is finally evicted out of his current home and forced to live for the remainder of his days in some medical waste site. WAHOO! At the moment I am looking at a surgery date of 18th June. The only slight downside of this is that I will be spending my birthday in hospital :( but I am hoping that maybe this means I will be extra spoiled? For those of you that don't know *cough cough* it is June 24th.<br />
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I am feeling much better about surgery now. I had a great meeting with my plastic surgeon on Monday and now feel as ready as I will ever be, if Angelina Jolie can do it so can I! I cannot wait to be on the home run. I have no idea how long it will take me to recover from the surgery. I know that it is a pretty major operation and I can expect to be in hospital for at least 10 days but I have no idea what happens after that. I have heard it can take up to 6 months. BUT once surgery is over and done with the only therapies I will have left are Herceptin every three weeks and Tamoxifen tablets (5 years). <br />
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In other news, my cousin Olivia came to stay last week which was really lovely. Snoop Doggy Rob took us out for lunch which was very nice and then we went on a mini adventure. I drove us to all the local beaches I could and we finished by having an ice cream at my favourite place <a href="http://www.winkingprawn.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Winking Prawn</a>. We then spent the remainder of our day cooking fajitas, drinking pink bubbles and laughing a lot (whilst in our pj's I might add, we know how to style it out!). It was so much fun. <br />
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On Friday the lovely Jane (Lucy's mum) took me to have my Herceptin. We also had a great day and had a yummy lunch in the sunshine. I got to see all the chemo nurses and they all remembered me which was nice. They call me 'the lovely Laura'. I like this nickname. <br />
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Me and Madre went for a picinic and walk to make the most of the sunshine at the weekend.<br />
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I really really love the sunshine. It makes everyone a whole bunch happier.<br />
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Monday was spent at the hospital, having CT scans, surgery chats and pre-op assessments. It was the first time I wore my pink hair to the hospital and I got so
many compliments that I may well wear it again! I was so brave in my plastic surgery appointment. I overcame my shyness and asked all of the embarassing questions that I needed too. When we left the hospital I was in such a good mood that I even made up my own theme tune. I was in Marks and Spencer singing/humming away to myself without a care in the world. I didn't care if people thought I was weird. The girl with the bright pink hair humming as she selected her apples. I was having a ball. <br />
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It has been a super long time since I last wrote about my beauty woes. My hair is growing back nicely, I almost have a full covering of hair which is very exciting. However Summer is proving to be difficult for head accessorizing. I find I often get too hot in my wig and beanies. What can I do? I have tried some Summery hats on but they all look weird as I seem to have a small head and the hats are just too big. When I have more hair I think I will be able to get away with them, but for now I just look like a mutant extra large baby in a sunhat. Especially when I put my factor 50 suncream on too.<br />
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My eyelashes are still falling out. This does not seem fair, surely they too should be growing back? I have about 4 lashes on my left eye and maybe 7 on the right (but they are very short). I am missing them very much. It is amazing how much difference eye lashes make to your face. I find myself staring at other people's lashes in envy (I probably look a bit creepy actually, maybe I should stop that) wishing I too had both upper and lower lashes.<br />
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My wonderful cousin and Uncle who ran the Manchester 10K <br />
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And finally to Snoop Doggy Rob and Jane who are VERY busy doing SO much fundraising it is unreal. What superstars!! They are doing lots and lots of house and garden tours. They even wrote a book!<br />
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THANK YOU EVERYONE and I love you all lots and lots!<br />
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I am looking forward to the weekend. My little sister Naomi is coming to stay. Yay. She will have finished her Finals *proud face* and is coming home to celebrate. So I will end this post with a little flashback photo of me and her back in the days when I had both hair AND eyelashes.<br />
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Love you long time. XAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-5188043822931403002013-05-26T22:05:00.002+01:002013-05-26T22:05:39.601+01:00A little update..Hello my beauties. I have been very naughty and neglected my blogging duties. Once again I have been having too much fun (which by the way, is way better than being too poorly to type and makes a nice change). This is just a short post for now, but I hope I can write some more this week! I may be having surgery as soon as 4 June! If it isn't on the 4th it
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I have been having a ball. I saw friends in London. I went to PARIS. I did normal activities such as shopping and dancing and laughing. I have done a lot of laughing. Never underestimate the power of a good laugh. <br />
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I have really enjoyed pretending to be normal for a couple of weeks. The only trouble is that I think I have been lying to myself. I know it is impossible to forget that I have cancer but I am becoming ever more gifted at not facing up to reality. By keeping myself busy, I start to worry about normal problems like running late or what shoes to wear, and I manage to avoid thinking about my upcoming surgery. Because you see the truth is, that although I do my best to pretend that I am fine, I really am very scared and I don't like to admit this to myself. I am scared about having a 10 hour operation. I am scared about waking up and not liking the result of the surgery. I am scared that when they take Kenneth out and can do proper tests on him the stage of cancer I am diagnosed at will rise. All of you, if given the opportunity will look for the positives. Tell me that at least Kenneth will be gone. That the surgeons and anesthetists will know what they are doing and that I will be fine. I know all these things are true, but that doesn't stop me from worrying. I have always been a worrier. Always. I worry about lots of things, in fact I spend my whole life worrying. And now I actually have proper reasons to worry. My problems are now way bigger than what shoes to wear! And sometimes I am just not very good at realising this. I make everything into a joke. But really having cancer isn't a joke. There are I admit funny parts to it and I do like to look at the best side of things in life, but sometimes, just sometimes I think I have to take this whole cancer thing a little more seriously.<br />
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Love you long time. XAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-39256756509649217002013-05-14T00:35:00.000+01:002013-05-14T00:36:29.571+01:00Post-chemo fun times....Hello hello,<br />
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I know it's been a long time since I've written, but for once the reason is not hospital related!! The truth is, I have been having such a nice time making the most of my freedom, that I'm sorry to say I neglected my blogging duties! But here I am, back with a bang and with lots of news for you all.<br />
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Since I last wrote my surgery plans have changed quite drastically. I won't bore you all with the details but I am no longer having surgery on the 20th May. I am also no longer having radiotherapy. I am instead having a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction probably around July time. I know what you will all be thinking... WOAH, big change. The decision was made jointly by me and my surgeons and although recovering from a major operation is not how I dreamt I would be spending my summer, it does mean I am doing everything I can to prevent Kenneth returning! Oh and did I mention that reconstruction means I'll also have a super flat tummy at the end too? That sunshine holiday I've been dreaming of may be a little delayed but by the time I get there I'll hopefully be rocking a brand new bikini bod!<br />
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Last week I had a photo shoot to get some piccies for the top secret article I mentioned I have written. I had so much fun and the photographer and make up artist were amazing. Wanna sneak peek at my make up?? Oh go on then....<br />
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And then after a day of looking silly trying to smile for the camera I got the best surprise ever. Two of my best friends Phoebe and Alex had come on a surprise visit to see me (planned and kept secret from me with the lovely Lucy). Alex was back from Australia and Phoebe came down from London. It was so so so nice to see them, we laughed and 'danced' a whole bunch and I'm not sure I have smiled so much in a long time.<br />
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Once they had left me I then got to spend the weeked with my little sister Naomi!! And again most of the weekend was spent laughing and dancing especially on Saturday night when we were joined by Jess and Caitlin for a girlie night out.<br />
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I seem to be rocking the pink hair quite a lot recently. I even wore it whilst hanging out with little Bella. Notice that I'm colouring in again, I seem to have developed a little new found love for arts and crafts.<br />
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Tomorrow I am off to London and then on to Paris for the weekend and I can't wait to tell you all about it when I return. But for now I shall leave you with a picture of my new favourite brekkie...<br />
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<span id="goog_834926761"></span><span id="goog_834926762"></span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-88202253064706420892013-05-04T12:36:00.000+01:002013-08-17T15:27:50.856+01:00Coping with Chemotherapy. Advice from a hair obsessed chemotherapy graduate. Part one- general.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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I have been threatening to write this for a while and now that I am a fully
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had six treatments of chemo, the first three were FEC and the second three were
Taxotere. The most important thing I can tell you, is that every single person
deals with chemotherapy differently. Everyone experiences side effects in
different ways. Some people are absolutely fine and even manage to work (how
they do this I will never know, huge amount of jealousy and respect from me),
other people have a slightly harder time. I was one of these people. Panic not,
if I can make it to the end, anyone can. It may not feel like it at the time
but eventually it will all be over and you will feel like a human again.</span></span></div>
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purpose of this blog post is to list everything that I found helpful during my
chemotherapy in the hope it can help some of you too. I am not claiming to know
everything and can only offer advice based on my own experiences but I do hope
it helps. Please feel free to comment if you have any other tips.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Drink it. Lots of it. This is
particularly important to do the day before, the day of and the day after each
treatment. I tried to drink at least 2 litres, ideally 2 and a half. Believe me
it makes a big difference to how you feel.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Keep your arm as warm as possible after chemo</span></b> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I cut the end off of a fluffy sock
and wore that on my arm. I suffered with phlebitis and keeping your arm warm
really helps.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Try to keep active</span></b><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know this is harder than it sounds,
even just going for some gentle walks can really help. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It tells you what you need. If you
are tired, rest. If you are hungry, eat. If you crave a particular food, have
it. Don’t try to push yourself too hard too soon, it won’t help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I found that my skin got really dry
during both treatments, particularly my hands and face, so invest in some good
moisturiser and keep hydrated. You don’t want wrinkles on top of everything
else!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They give a more accurate measure and
are easy to use. You will learn to love it. Checking my temperature became part
of my daily routine!</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75;">Hair loss</span></b> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a biggie for most people. In my case, I knew it
was inevitable, but some people on different chemotherapy drugs keep their
hair. I waited until it became too distressing to watch it fall out any longer
and took myself off to the hair dresser, chosing to have it shaved into various
different hairstyles for a laugh before shaving the last bit off myself. You
can see how I dealt with it <a href="http://www.lauralouiseandhernaughtydisease.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/my-big-bald-adventure.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>. </span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Have a bag packed ready for any unexpected hospital trips</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this bag you need; pyjamas, socks,
slippers, a jumper or cardigan that opens at the front, toiletries, a towel, a
book/puzzle book, spare underwear, a change of comfy clothes or at least clean
t-shirts and leggings, iPod/iPad (optional), phone charger. Having some home
comforts makes any hospital stay that little bit better.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Plan fun things for the ‘good’ week of your treatment cycle</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It gives you things to look forward
to and something to aim towards when you are feeling rubbish. I tried to see
Snoop Doggy Rob, or go for lunch with friends and as I’m sure you all know I
did the odd bit of online shopping too. Hey, it made me feel better so I
thought why not?</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Make the most of this time in bed/on the sofa</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Read the books you always meant to
and watch the films and TV series that you never had time to. </span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Taste change</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This can be horrible. I often found
cold foods tasted better and drinks worked best with a straw.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Bonjela</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I got mouth ulcers but found bonjela
worked a treat. The doc can also give you mouth wash which also helps.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Be organised</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep all of your hospital
letters/leaflets in an easy to find folder, that way if you or anyone else need
to find anything quickly you know where it is.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Let people look after you</span></b> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I struggled with this one. I always
felt like a burden, but the truth is your family and friends want to help you.
They want to do anything they can to make you feel a bit better. If you push
them away you are not helping anyone, especially not yourself.</span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Don’t be too hard on yourself</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There will be times when you want to
scream, cry, shout and laugh. Do it, you need to do whatever you can to make
yourself better. Bottling up your emotions won’t help. I learnt this the hard
way, don’t make the same mistake. </span></span></div>
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</span><b><span style="color: #351c75;">Be honest</span></b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With other people and with yourself.
If someone asks how you feel, the natural response is to say you feel fine. If
this isn’t true people can tell. Your face/eyes give everything away. Madre
told me this early on and so I learnt albeit reluctantly to tell her the truth
about how I was feeling. If you don’t feel well call your hospital ward, they
will try their best to help. Don’t pretend you are fine, when you aren’t.
Spotting and dealing with symptoms early is the key to staying well, again I
learnt this the hard way. </span></span></div>
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</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13499705259709129360noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7372632040341687280.post-87829614010917702992013-04-30T11:55:00.001+01:002013-04-30T11:56:42.625+01:00Stage one of Kenneth busting... DONE!Hello hello.<br />
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Just a short post today I'm afraid, but I thought I'd just check in with you all to let you know how I am doing! No more toxic nasties. I can't believe it. WOOOOHOOOOO!!!<br />
The last round, unfortunately didn't go without a little stay in hospital. 2 nights with a chest infection. I am now safely home, with antibiotics to take for the best part of two weeks, and starting to feel better. It also helped that I received two bunches of beautiful flowers.<br />
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It feels so good knowing I've made it through stage one of Kenneth busting treatment! Now that I am finally on the mend from the rubbishness of the toxic nasties I have been thinking a lot about the future. My future to be more specific. I think it is natural when anyone has a run in with the big C to think about what the future holds. Meeting Kenneth has forced me to think about what I really want out of life, places I want to go and things I want to achieve. The trouble I am having is that I really am terrible at making decisions and I am not sure that I even know what I really want, but at least I'm thinking about it! (***I do know that I really want a Chanel handbag so if anyone wants to buy me one I wouldn't complain).<br />
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The weather down here has been amazing and I have been so frustrated that I am not allowed to spend time outside. Stupid antibiotics (*no direct sunlight)! I made the mistake of ignoring this guidance once when I was traveling with my friend Izzy, I spent about 10 minutes in the sun whilst waiting for a ferry and when we arrived at our destination my face was covered in an unsightly rash. I was not happy!<br />
In an attempt to amuse myself (its feels wrong to be sat on the sofa watching TV when the sun is streaming in) I have been attempting to make some yummy food, now that I finally have enough energy to care about cooking. It helps that when I got out of hospital I found this box of healthy goodness waiting for me..<br />
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You may wonder why I wrote attempting and not just making. (**cough, future husband look away now please). Well let me just say that my tomato, red pepper, mushroom and spinach omelet didn't look quite as it was supposed to. Oh alright I might as well confess. It looked more like scrambled egg with veg than an omelet. Whoops! BUT at least I tried! I did however do better with dinner...<br />
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I have this pesky bruise on my stomach that is causing me a fair bit of strife. It seems to be growing and is in such an awkward place! I had it checked by the doc and it's fine but could apparently take a MONTH to heal. Great. Yet another perk of the hospital, it was them that injected me causing this bruise in the first place. It seems chemo might haunt me for a little while longer!</div>
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I have had a little trouble sleeping recently. The other night I was wondering how I might look with a pixie crop and was looking through photos. I found this (taken less than 6 months ago)...<br />
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Hoping I will rock the crop! I think the thing I miss most from seeing this picture is actually not the hair but the eyelashes! Mine are very short and patchy now and I have no bottom lashes. I'm hoping it won't take too long for them to regrow. I would really like some in time for my birthday in June. So if everyone could please start praying for fast hair growth that would be great!<br />
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Love you long time. X<br />
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