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The C Word – Part 7
The third week after my first treatment was GLORIOUS. I felt amazing, my appetite was fully restored, I had SO much energy, and our gig at the resort went perfectly! It was a blissful week. But then, Round Two began. Round two of chemo was not nearly as tolerable as round one. Firstly, this time…
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The C Word – Part 6
About seven days after my first Chemo appointment, my initial side effects had finally subsided. The nausea subsided first and my appetite came back, thank goodness. The cold sensitivity in my throat was finally gone, but the sensitivity in my fingertips only decreased. Now when I touch cold things, my fingers feel like they do…
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The C Word – Part 5
First week on the Chemo diet plan! Just kidding. Tuesday July 27th was my first chemo appointment. It was at the BC Cancer centre’s location at Surrey Memorial Hospital. 1:00 pm. Doug drove me there and picked me up afterwards. Still no guests allowed due to CoVid protocols. I checked in and waited for the…
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The C Word – Part 4
So, I was released from the hospital smack into the biggest heatwave BC had ever seen. Perfect. I’d heard it was coming while I was in the hospital so I’d tracked down a small air conditioning unit at a nearby Best Buy and had Doug pick it up when he came to get me. He…
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The C Word – Part 3
I got through the molten bum phase and was getting back to at least eating a liquid diet, then the gas pain and the nausea set in. And I don’t mean queasiness, I mean my stomach just started violently rejecting everything. I was producing so much bile and it wasn’t going anywhere. There was an…
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The C Word – Part 2
I’d only every had one surgery in my life; a laparoscopic day surgery to remove dermoid cysts from my ovaries. Have you ever heard of dermoid cysts? Allow me to enlighten you: they’re not normal ovarian cysts which are generally filled with clear fluid. Dermoids are filled with what they describe as “a thick chocolate-brown…
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The C Word – Part 1
They say that childbirth is one of the most painful experiences a woman can go through. But afterwards, you forget the pain because they bring you your beautiful baby and love overrides the memory of the pain. But I didn’t have a baby. I had a tumor. And quite frankly, that thing was a real…
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Hope for the future of Journalism and the integrity of the written word
Journalism and the free press are honorable institutions which I have always revered. I was briefly the editor of my high school newspaper, but was more comfortable in my role as photo editor. I just never felt I had the confrontational chutzpah to get to the truth in a journalistic interview. So I always revered…
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SINGING, DANCING, LAUGHING and MAKING MAGIC!
Hi all! Wow, this has been one of the busiest summers as a performer that I can recall! I know it’s been awhile since I wrote, but I wanted to take a few minutes this morning to update you on my ventures and do a little shameless promoting, lol!
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Music Heals
Just a short post today, An update, if you will. As you may know, I’ve been distancing myself from social media. I’ll be writing a very involved piece about that soon. But in the meantime, I just wanted to note that I have been using the excess time, clarity and lack of anxiety (normally caused…
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