Monatsarchiv:Mai 2018

Fatigue…. cancer fatigue, kids fatigue, whatever fatigue…. I am soooo tired! I had this picture taken by Annegret Balsereit about half way through chemo, just before loosing my last eyebrows and lashes and I don’t think that I was this tired then…. but then again, it is all a bit blurry 😉 My eyebrows and […]

Being in Meschede brings back many memories – childhood memories, youth memories…. coming home late from a lovely evening with Frauke and watching TV with my brother in the middle of the night, is something I have not done forever…. normal, nice and peaceful! I manage to visit my school friend Anne-Karen and her family […]

„Why do you have cancer, Mummy?“ It is the curiosity and honesty of children, which is the purest – this is what makes it the hardest and the easiest at the same time… children ask me directly why I am bald and I can talk about it. I will always prefer that to any talking […]

Radiation 15/28 is done and I am waiting for my first colonoscopy …. whoohooo! I actually know two women, who work in the endoscopy department in St. Vincent hospital and I am happy they are not the ones doing it… My two babies were born in this hospital and it is a place I like […]

Half time ….. whoohooo radiation 14/28 is in the books 🎉🎉🎉 Otherwise I have first world problems today 😉 Tired…. yep, no surprise here. I shall eat only limited dietary fibre due to my colonoscopy tomorrow and from 4 pm I stop food all together and empty my bowel…. ahhhhh…. yuck! I have nothing planned […]

Radiation 13/28 – Ingrid (I actually met her before in the tube, but she was wearing a wig) has the same funny regrowth like me – super strong above the ears… I am tired, but can rest today after the running Mamas 😀 and actually make it to a Lufthansa event in the evening. Why […]

Curly hair?!? Yep – despite the ultra short length, my hair is going wild… unbelievable 😂 The rest of me is just tired, tired, tired…. radiation 12/28, podologist, physiotherapy and I am done! Frau Dietrich, the physio therapist, informs me that muscle ache can be caused by radiation and my aching bones and joints likewise […]

Mia is 2 – and happy that her biggest wish comes true…. chocolate chocolate chocolate! She is tired, but she is overwhelmed, her eyes are sparkling and my heart explodes ❤️ I am tired too, but flow through the day! Radiation 11/28 – I meet Anna again, who will now be doing the rest of […]

„I have been to church once – it is really boring“ is my son’s way to prepare his cousin for what is ahead of them today. I am not a church person either, but my godchild Finn’s communion day is super emotional for me! He is nine now and I have to cry a few […]

Ready, steady, go…. after breakfast, I decorate the table for Mia’s birthday, draw on our chalkboard wall, shower and off we go! The train literally departs 2 minutes after we board 😉 I am well impressed with Deutsche Bahn – not only do the kids get toys, no, there is kids animation onboard…. whoohooo! What […]