I'm 3 years 6months into this "journey" and I'm always surprised by all the hurdles that present themselves - I mean, I shouldn't be,...

Once again, my annual mammogram and ultra sound check have rolled around. This time I have moved from the ABC clinic in Takapuna to Mercy...

November 17th 2022 marks 50 rounds of treatment for me. That is 50 doses of my 3 weekly medication. It's quite the milestone, and one I...

I don't know if you can every truely appreciate scanxiety unless you have experienced it first hand. Sure, you can sympathise with...

Over the past 3 months, I’ve had really annoying issues with joint/bone pain – specifically ankle, shin, and knee. No pain medication I...

I'm often asked about what medication and drugs I take. It’s hard to fathom what someone else is going through, but asking questions to...

Quick, little video of treatment day.

It's been a while between posts, but that's good news. It means nothing too eventful is happening. That treatments are just ticking...

A few weeks have passed since my last post. That means that everything has been routine and going smoothly. Treatment is going smoothly,...

The thing about having a life long condition is you always have appointments. I'm getting better at condensing my appointments so they...

There is no 'one size fits all' model when it comes to what you should or shouldn't say to someone who has been diagnosed with cancer. ...

Today was treatment day and my lovely nurses let me film them accessing my port. A lot of people that I talk to, have no idea how I have...

Two years ago today, the 7th May I had my sixth and final round of chemo. Where did two years go? How has it simultaneously gone so slow...

I had no idea that I had covid. I woke up one morning and had the croakiest voice, I sounded like I had laryngitis. I thought that it...

One of the first sentences out of my oncologists mouth was "I highly recommend you don't have children. Delaying your treatment to...

What do you do? You live your life. One day at a time but, you still live your life. You do the things that soothe your soul, that make...

Today we put Nanny and Grandad in the 'Waitakere View' wall at Waikumete Cemetery. In the pouring rain - probably Grandad's final...

This deserves a post of its own. Before 2 months into chemo and mid shave Bald Lisa 2 months post chemo: July 2020 4 months post chemo:...

The hospital becomes your second home. You are there every 21 days for 6 - 8 hours at a time. The days in between you are back and forth...

That's me, January 5th post Liver Biopsy. It had been 20 days since I went to Ascot A&E with a sore side, 17 days since an ultrasound...