My kids are going for a few days to my Mum’s before we pick them up for our holidays…. I want to spoil them beforehand, give Markus a lay in, make yellow and green pancakes, play silly games and let them watch their first 20 minutes of Sesame Street – ever – and it brings …
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10 August 2018
Teeth – I never had good ones and I was always scared of losing them, had horrible dentist visits and the simple thought of visiting a dentist would give me shivers – not even the little rubber animals I was rewarded with could help! Yes, I definitely ate too much candy, the creaking of my …
9 August 2018
„I am telling you for the last time“ chemo nurse Fassbender gives me a lecture.., and I know that she means well! „You have to say good bye to your cancer – tell him that in November you are parting ways!“ It makes me think, yes, definitely we are going separate ways, yes, I need …
8 August 2018
It is amazingly warm at almost 30 degrees at 11pm, when Simone and I cycle back from the Philharmonia concert „The 27 Club“…. it feels like I am in a mediterannean country, as the warm air blows trough my hair and the Rhine river sparkles in the night… I am filled with happiness as I …
7 August 2018
Renewal of eyelashes happens serenely every few months…. generally it is a gradual process, but for me, my new lashes decide to renew themselves all at once! Now is there any need for that?!? I heard that after a while it goes back to a gradual renewal… fingers crossed that this won’t be too long! …
6 August 2018
🎵🎶🎵 Monday – Music therapy day….oh what joy! I am glad we sing not only English and German, but also African and Maori songs, as my mind does not attach to the words – I actually have no clue what it means or quickly forget it and my mind takes off on little adventurous journeys. …
5 August 2018
An alliance – that is what we are…. we are on this path together. No matter what cancer, no matter what background, I feel the special connection between the cancer patients – it’s the sense of understanding without words. Chemonurse Fassbender says you cannot go along with everyone and at one point, you need to …
4 August 2018
Total cancer fatigue disaster yesterday…. I am running on emergency power from 5pm onwards and it gets worse and worse…. normally, not that much of an issue, but we have Simone and her family over and I am presenting my worst self…. tired is ok, but I am moody, thin skinned, impatient and have no …
3 August 2018
Markus drops off the kids this morning for the first time since he has been to hospital, but no rest for the wicked – our cleaning lady arrives early and turns everything upside down and I have planned to do something nice for myself today….. guess what – coffee with Simone, then a quick meeting …
2 August 2018
I am at work today! Well, not really, but I visit the office to hand in my sick note. I chat to my colleagues and it feels like I am back… and what do I do – I want to write some articles I was asked for anyway and have my laptop with me – …
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