Tag: breast cancer recovery

Operation Tooth Fairy: progress report

Progress indeed, my friends.
This morning I went to see the consultant about my tooth, on as day so wet and gloomy that the tops of the wind turbines were lost in low cloud. I was feeling pretty miserable myself, at the thought of Yet Another Attempt To Explain Why The Tooth Thing Is So Complicated.
I [...]

Bah! revisited: Two down, three to go

Here’s my post from a year ago. See you tomorrow for the milestone that points two years to remission and three years away from surgery. Possibly my favourite milestone so far.
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As Joy came in from walking Hope before school this morning, she asked me whether I knew what day it is. No, I said, my [...]

Bah! revisited: I remember

Friday will be the third anniversary of breast cancer surgery, and two years until I get to wear my “In Remission” t-shirt, which I will sure as hell feel that I’ve earned. Here’s what I reflected on a year post-surgery.
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A year ago today, Alan and I woke before dawn and made our way to St. [...]