16 December 2017

No more coughing, but I get my revenge for yesterday – I am exhausted! I still manage to decorate the tree with Leo and go to the Kulturkirche Christmas market meeting lots of friends and kids… I am freezing though and shivering when I arrive back home and have to cancel my evening plans  – …

15 December 2017

Doro sent me Aloe Vera goodies from Fuerteventura – I love the gloves and socks, which make really soft hands and feet and I do use the gel, but sorry…. I cannot make myself drink that stuff on an empty stomach yet…. maybe it is the bottle, which looks like shower gel, but I will …

14 December 2017

Chemo day… juchhey!??!? I pack food, books, earphones and Christmas cookies for the nurses and off I go. My blood is good and chemo #8 is on it’s way!  They always order them from a pharmacy across the road and it is only mixed just before I get it. While I wait, I manage to …

13 December 2017

When the going gets tough, the tough get going – Tabea and the running Mamas are training despite the cold and the rain, but we sit for ages in the Klee’snack Cafe afterwards hugging the radiator… cold and wet is not ideal, but I took it easy. It is the second day without antibiotics and I …

10 December 2017

Oh what a beautiful day! Note to self – always check the weather app before taking the bike anywhere in December. I thought a little excercise and fresh air would be beneficial, so we take the bikes to Simone’s for breakfast. It is 10.00am, a bit cold, but a nice and dry day. While chillaxing …

9 December 2017

Snow… snow… snow… for about one hour and all was green again…. well, that is Cologne for you! I am a bit down today. The kids are adorable and give me so much joy, but everything else is really tiring. I want to bake spritz biscuits and am all motivated when I prepare the dough …

8 December 2017

After a sleepless night, I can’t wait to go home – goodbye Klösterchen! I should take it easy, inhale and take the medication. Maja was ill all week, but comes to pick me up and it is great to see her 🙂 Home Sweet Home – I need to go to ‚downtown‘ Riehl to see the …