Stephanie Butland

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Tag: hospital

Cancer Free Friday: cancer free

There’s no better day than a Cancer Free Friday to tell you about my visit to oncology, yesterday, because I heard the magic words ‘everything’s fine’ and got my ‘watchful waiting continues’ box ticked again. Oh yes I did.
Dr. Handsome (for it was he) was helpful and answered all of my questions: no sign of [...]

Mammogram latest

Yesterday, a letter from the hospital. As I had failed to attend my appointment at Breast Surgery Clinic on 6 March, another had been made for me on 24 July. Please let us know if you can’t make it.
I an very conscientious about appointments. Despite Definitely Never Going To Have A Cancer Ever Again, I [...]

Not needlephobic. Just human.

Reading through the edit on the Bah! book, I did wonder – not for the first time – whether I was being a little harsh on some of the people treating me. I’m not horrible about anyone (or at least no more horrible than I am here on the blog) but I am quite clear [...]