Yesterday I defied doctor’s orders, rose up from my couch, and went out into the world! I attended the Mental Health Symposium, which was a one-day conference held at the Coliseum Cinemas. It was co-sponsored by the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, the Canadian Mental Health Association, the University of Ottawa Department of Psychiatry, and […]
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My friend Julia – who had her last breast cancer treatment the same day I was diagnosed with breast cancer – will be walking 10km tomorrow, Sunday September 27th, in Breast Cancer Action’s Paint Ottawa Pink event. If you’d like to sponsor her, you can do so here. (On the “Review Your Donations” page, click […] I haven’t been to a hairdresser since last February. At that point, Shiraz cut, coloured, highlighted and styled my hair, and told me to come back in six to eight weeks.
The Flip Shiraz does this thing called “the flip” and it makes my hair look modern and fashionable until I wash it. I can’t replicate […] I met my medical oncologist, Dr. Song, for the first time this morning. It’s kind of like going to the dentist, where you spend 45 minutes with the hygienist and five minutes with the dentist. In this case I spent 45 minutes with a resident and five minutes with the oncologist. I had trouble understanding […] I think my blanket is the only blanket in the world with its very own blog! Things are happening fast all of a sudden on the health care front! Yesterday morning I got a call from the General Hospital lining up some radiation appointments. There was a CT-scan today, and a series of daily radiation treatments beginning on September 16th. And then in the afternoon I got a call from the Civic Hospital, […] This extraordinary gift started with Rachael. She’s a California blogger, knitter and novelist, and a lovely person to boot. Rachael put the wheels in motion in May, shortly after I was diagnosed with cancer. Grace – who doesn’t yet have a blog but who will be a phenomenal blogger when she does – offered […] Last night we went to Irene’s Pub to see Hella Stella perform, because how often do you get an opportunity to see one of your favourite people performing at one of your favourite pubs? Fellow bloggers Milan and La Canadienne were there too. Hella Stella was excellent, as always, and we even stayed for a […] GC and Donna came with me for my first appointment with the radiation oncologist. We all crowded into a little examining room, which required some high-level wheelchair maneuvering on GC’s part. A young man in a white coat squeezed his way into the room. He was a medical student and his job was to conduct the […] |
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