“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West Ouch, yuck, ow! What a start to the day after such a crappy painful sleep. 3 different pain killers and top ups in the night didn’t do anything really to stop the pains. Feeling sick too – really sick. […]
“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” – Christopher Reeve Usual start – early and painful, so won’t bore you with the intricacy of it all – but the usual aches and pains and then drugs. Plan to get into the gym but don’t as pain killers slow to work, so get ready to face the […]
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Joh – well done on surviving and enjoying 2 years in Skippy land. Long as you don’t pick up the twang So you’ll become a Kaussie (Kiwi Aussie) soon? Time has flown by. Very early start today as the Aussie visitors are […]
“Cancer is a word, not a sentence.” – John Diamond “Don’t deny the diagnosis; try to defy the verdict.” – Norman Cousins Very restless, painful sleep. Yep it’s Chemo time again! Up at 7am today as I have the day off work and we are meant to be going to Hanmer for the day. […]
“It’s frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.” – Unknown Very early start today 4:50am as heading into The Press early as the email system for NZ users has been migrated to Google, so a busy day ahead. Turn off the alarms before they sqawk the house […]
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” – Herm Albright “Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday […]
“When all this is over, all that will matter is how we treated each other.” – Unknown First up in the house again – nothing new – apart from it is 815am a house full of people and it is silent. A late night again last night. I headed to bed about 12:30 I think […]
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” – Dalai Lama A late night with Craig, Kelly and Charleigh arriving from Aussie last night. It is great to see them and managed to stay up until about 1:30 chatting before I tired out. Even […]
“I don’t know if I’m getting better or just used to the pain.” – Unknown Crappy as sleep – well basically about 3 1/2 hours all up. The sadness has given way to the darkness and bad feelings. Kept waking thinking about so many things and also the pain. Was thinking in a strange way that I […]
“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe 6am and all is sore – sorry it’s meant to be all is well (and I guess this is as close to well that I can expect). Feeling a bit sad today, but not really […]