La Tchatchkerie

Really no list for 2010.

2009-12-28T12:02:47Z

I said there was no list then went and made up a bunch of projects. There is really no list this year. Well, wait. Yes, there is. To do in 2010: 1. Beat cancer If I can just do that, I'll be happy.

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No List for 2010.

2009-12-26T19:34:54Z

I think I may have finally learned my lesson. No goal list for 2010. I have found that there's a wide gulf between what I plan to do and what I actually do. Mostly this is because of left-field surprises like thyroid cancer because otherwise I am ...

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Good news, everyone!

2009-12-07T18:03:43Z

So I got the scan results as promised. As of 17 November 2009, the tumor in my neck was exactly the same size and no other lymph nodes showed any signs of invasion. There are some micronodules in my lungs, but a real experienced retired cancer nur...

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Fuckwit cancer team, or the Neverending Story.

2009-12-03T12:07:56Z

My nuclear doctor called me back today to say that I could not see the surgeon before 5 Jan 2010. Actually, what she said was that the delay was perfectly normal for a surgery after meeting with him in late November. I explained that I did not mee...

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Shit. Crap. Fuck.

2009-11-23T12:21:48Z

Sad news. We had to give Perla back to the adoption people because she was literally tearing herself apart when we weren't with her. She manifested almost every sign of canine stress imaginable all the time except when sleeping. When she saw the ...

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Functioning computer

2009-11-05T17:47:37Z

Hello again, reader. My husband fixed the netbook! So now I can blog again. So, what's new? Cancer update: °Another surgery. Scan on the 17th November, meeting with surgeon on 24 November to set surgery date. °Another radioactive iodine treat...

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Hi there.

2009-10-08T10:59:34Z

No functioning computer at home means no posting. Trying to do a quickie posting at work on my lunch break. Quick update: I had my second biopsy on 1 October after the second ultrasound showed more suspect lymph nodes. I will have the results on ...

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Bagel Dream.

2009-08-15T06:31:16Z

It is almost impossible to get anything called a bagel in Paris that actually tastes like and has the mouthfeel of a bagel. It is bagel-shaped bread usually and one makes this painful realisation upon the first bite. The heart sinks and, somehow, ...

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Lesson re-learned.

2009-08-05T21:37:48Z

My last post was a perfect example of how most suffering is caused by wanting things to be different than they are. I rescind nothing. It hurts like hell that some people won't take the time to check in (including through Facebook or Twitter) or e...

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Feeling lonely and blue.

2009-08-05T16:23:48Z

Another cancer post, since that's all my life seems to be about at the moment. You know what sucks the most about a long-term cancer treatment other than the physical stress and pain and the constant psychological strain? It's how some people clo...

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