I am in bed… I am exhausted, my throat hurts, I have no energy…. Throw back Thursday at it’s best… I realize that the last time I felt like this was past chemo…. WOW! It has really been a while! I have been busy lately, but for now, I have cancelled everything until this afternoon, …
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11 April 2018
Getting up I am tired beyond believe!! My mood today follows the weather – rainy in the morning and sunshine in the evening. I have not been to the running Mamas for a while, but make an effort and join them 30 min late. This week is a plank challenge in which I cannot participate …
10 April 2018
When I first received my diagnosis, I approached it in the same way I manage projects at work – make a project plan, timelines and set up a good filing system. An accordion file folder is my way to stay on top of all the paperwork. The is a slot for insurance, nutrition, courses, psychology, …
9 April 2018
Today I am back in the medical world… I had no energy yesterday, there is still a lump in my breast and it was bleeding and therefore I am at the doctor’s first thing in the morning (but did send a What’s App to Prof. Dr. Breidenbach yesterday not to get into trouble again 😉). …
8 April 2018
Things you (or rather I) realize when you loose your hair: – the back of my head is NOT flat…. why did I ever believe that?!? Every time I used to tie a ponytail, I would pull it higher due to my ‚flat‘ back of my head…. every time at the hair dressers, I would …
7 April 2018
I feel a bit rusty this week. It might be owed to the fact that I did not do any sports apart from skiing, but I rather think that it is probably the lack of cortisone, which makes me realize just a little more that my bones and joints are hurting a bit, especially when …
6 April 2018
Amazing Amy passed away yesterday…. she was such an inspiration, beautiful inside and out, a cat crazy woman glittering in all colours of the rainbow and on a mission to raise awareness, money and promote blood donations! Amy did not want pity, she wanted to see action! Bowel cancer is something that does not only …
5 April 2018
Today is my first radiotherapy meeting – it is just a prep talk with Dr. Ricke at the radiation center! I have to bring all my paperwork, but forget the referral …. yep, I still sport my chemo brain 😉. Dr. Ricke – on the contrary – is very efficient and talks me through the …
4 April 2018
Mia’s Kindergarten is closed all week and she is going for a little wellness trip to my parents until Sunday… bless! I am seeing another psycho oncologist today – I wonder if I get frequent traveler points 😉 Dr. Multhaupt is really nice and I talk a lot and it is nice to see her …
3 April 2018
Jeeezzz, why do I still have hot flashes… Well, there are worse things, I know 😉 I am at PAN Clinic to see Prof. Dr. Warm for a check up. Claudia is also there and we chat away, while we are waiting to be seen. He is charming as ever, rolls his eyes and punctures …