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The Village
The village has been out in full force today. A friend drove me to my doctor’s appointment. I appreciate the company. My doctor had been away for two weeks, so we had some catching up to do. She’s keen...
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New games
Apparently we’re playing a new game: how low can I go? My wcc today was 1.3. That’s low. I have to give myself an injection on Saturday. I’ll be switching to another medication, but the process takes...
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Closer, I am, to fine
Last week I taught my ethics class, and went to a yoga class. I’m back to doing normal things. On Monday my wcc was 3.8. Normal range is 4 -11, so I was happy about that. (It has since gone down to...
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Good news
I’ve had good news this week. I got the results of my bone marrow biopsy and it shows the cells are no longer in blast crisis and there is no sign of malignancy. That’s amazing. The medication is...
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Experts Agree
Last post I was pretty positive about my condition. Thinking I can tick along with medication, and it was now about managing the side effects. Thinking I can blog about other topics now....
View ArticleChrimbo and Chemo
Chemo starts in January. It’s a complicated schedule, but basically it consists of four days as an inpatient, then three weeks as an outpatient, ie, I’ll be home, but going into hospital for blood...
View ArticleAn update
While I’m feeling better than I have all week, I thought I’d post an update. I was in and out of hospital before Christmas. My daughter and I got food poisoning, and I got a temperature, so I went in,...
View ArticleAfter chemo round one
Well I’ve done the first round of chemo. Can’t say it is pleasant, but it could be worse. Now I’m feeling rather delicate. Bloated. No appetite. Sore and bruised and punctured. I should recover some...
View ArticleHow not to be annoying in hospital
I’m out from a further four nights in hospital. I didn’t react well to chemo - trouble keeping food down, rash, numb fingertips (which makes typing a little tricky), and then a temp which means a stay...
View ArticleReady for Round Two
Next week I’m going back in for the next round of chemo. For me, it is Part B of Hyper CVAD, which my doctor tells me is more intense. I’m not sure if that means I‘ll feel sicker. It means my bloods...
View ArticleDing! Ding! End of Round Two!
And no, I won't be extending the ‘fight against cancer’ metaphor. I do feel much better than I did at the end of Round One, although some other things happened. But I haven’t come home with that...
View ArticleNot the week to practise juggling knives
I’ve been back in hospital this week. I had an appointment with my doctor, who sent me for a platelet transfusion. (Platelets make your blood clot.) I came home, and straight away had the shivers and...
View ArticleLets Talk About Death
No-one wants to talk to me about the possibility that the transplant could kill me. If I mention it in conversation everyone deflects: you’ll be OK, don’t worry about that, you’re strong, you’re a...
View ArticleShave for a Cause
My partner is going to shave his head to raise money for The Leukaemia Foundation. Click here if you want to sponsor him.my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/andymuir
View ArticleAnxiety Dreams
I’m recovering at home after Round Three of chemo, and everything went smoothly. Transfusion. Lots of anti-nausea drugs. No temperature. Now I just need to stay out of hospital for the next week, and...
View ArticleRaising Girls - a review
Reading the reviews for Steve Biddulph’s Raising Girls, I thought his only contribution to the issue was the suggestion of raising an “Aunty Army’. I’ve just read the book myself, and found those...
View ArticleEaster Break 2013
I just heard on the radio about a group in London called Sunday Assembly. They have formed a non-denominational, deconsecrated church, meeting each month for singing songs, listening to readings and a...
View ArticleWhy do men think it is OK to wear images of naked women on their t shirts?
Why do men think it is OK to wear images of naked women on their t shirts?I had a discussion with my nephew about this on Easter Sunday. He said the photograph on his t shirt was art. (It was an image...
View ArticleIf you are missing Mampalooza Sydney, there’s this!
So, you might have guessed, my friend and I are not putting together a Mamapalooza festival this year, celebrating mothers in the creative and performing arts. Hopefully we can host one next...
View ArticlePedestrian Safety at School
This is my eighth year as a parent at our school. On joining the school I was concerned about the traffic as we walked to school. The problem of parents breaking the road rules whilst driving around...
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