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 …
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11 January 2018
Chemo 12/16 is in the books ✔️….. as I am early, I decide to have a coffee in Café Fleur, where I have not been since my first date with Dr. Reiser. As I jump out of the taxi, I bump into Bianca, whose daughter used to go to Leo’s kindergarten. She follows my story …
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 …
8 January 2018
Friends & food all day – I am so happy! After dropping off Mia and laughing at physio (hand and knee are much better), I meet Hannah for a coffee, which turns into more coffees and lunch…. I love these dynamics and only have to leave, as I am meeting my friend Inga, who is …
7 January 2018
I love weekends and I equally don’t lately…. it is the constant stretch between what I want and what I can do that causes emotional turmoil. Saturday I feel really well post chemo, get up early with Mia, make breakfast and sing with her – did I mention that my 1,5 year old is singing …
5 January 2018
Long live Cortisone – despite a dreadful night with Mia being awake next to me from 2 til 4 and me slipping on the wooden floor in the morning, when dashing over to Leo and bruising my wrist and knee, I feel great and well recovered from chemo. I do the Kindergarten run, sort out …
4 January 2018
Full moon – yeah baby…. I am often in a funny mood, when it is full moon and do not sleep well – went to bed late, get up early. Today is chemo (No 11), I feel I am coming down with something and I am very emotional right now anyway….. great start! When I …
3 January 2018
„No time for assholes – follow your heart!“ is the book, the girls gave me as a chemo gift for tomorrow…. I had breakfast with the girls and the rest of the day with Jutta, who I worked with onboard the QE2. I am tired today and therefore thin skinned, but enjoy the day despite …
2 January 2018
„Make a wish with each lash you loose“… ahhh, why didn’t I think of that earlier… now Frau Dietrich tells me, as I am about to loose my five last lashes … well, five wishes is a lot 😉 I am full of energy, do the kindergarten run, do a beautician appointment to take care …