18 January 2018

Life is like a bag of candy – you only know what something tastes like, when you actually try it….. Hurray it’s chemo day! What a night…. Mia was crying a lot, basically slept on top of me and in short intervalls and I didn’t 🙄. I stayed up late with Anke and chatted, but …

16 January 2018

Sleep – restless, energy level – zero, mood – down, bones – hurt….. poor me 😉 My tummy cramps and for the first time I think „oh, another tumor“ … stupid! But apparently normal! Thank God I have a breakfast date, the kids are back today, I am going out with the girls tonight and …

15 January 2018

Chemo drenches any liquid out of your body. My throat, my skin, all is dry and despite permanent moisturizing, it is getting worse! Thank god the end is near and kudos to all the endless supply of lotions and cremes I have been given – how did you guys know?!? To treat my skin, I …

14 January 2018

Writing a blog is like talking to the universe… in a way! I blog about licorice and ….whooop… Caroline and Eva send me licorice …. I wonder what else I could write about 😉 Thanks!! It is a beautiful sunny day, the kids are at my parents, I can sleep and ….. have a massive …

12 January 2018

Cortisone – love you and hate you….. forget the the rosy cheeks, as it is does not make up for the downturns….. not even a tiny weeny bit! No way! Apart from gaining weight and retaining water, I did not sleep all afternoon yesterday!! I rested though and listened to an audio book and watched …

10 January 2018

Oh what a day….I have a cold, but want to go to a moderate LaufMamaLauf training and coffee 😉, need to drop something off at the doctor’s and be by 1pm with the new psychologist….. pfewww… the Haus LebensWert, where Frau Scheulen is located has a variety of psycho oncology offers for cancer patients and …

9 January 2018

The tumor is gone, gone, gone….. whoooohoooo 🎉 Prof. Dr. Breidenbach is really nice as usual and I ask when the genetics test will happen and she is surprised that Holweide did not organize it yet – that will be the next step. Concerning my outstanding chemos, she still wants to finish the full cycle …