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Sonia’s Story

December 27, 2015

Written By Sonia for Write Your Cancer Hi, my name is Sonia and this is my cancer story. When it All Began Tuesday, 17 December 2013 – an ordinary day. We were in the last days of getting our pool put in and the solar guy had arrived. I remember saying to the solar man…

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Chemo at Christmas Time

Chemo at Christmas Time

December 26, 2015

Should anyone be on chemo at Christmas time? Chemo and Christmas are two words that just don’t work together. Gordon’s chemo tablets had given him the side effects that only 1 – 3% of chemo patients get.  He felt like he was drunk all the time, he was clumsy and his fine motor skills became…

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Chemo – Round 2

Chemo – Round 2

December 17, 2015

The second lot of chemo Gordon began well. We went in a little earlier as Gordon’s blood levels needed to be checked each time before chemo. He got his blood count check and his red blood count was 108. His other bloods came up a little low, but okay for chemo. Apparently the chemo will destroy…

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Side Effects of Chemo

Side Effects of Chemo

November 27, 2015

The side effects of chemo that Gordon started with were alarming on that first night, and neither of us got much sleep. By 2am we were both in the lounge and having a cup of tea. In some ways, it brought us so much closer being able to share this together, rather than having to…

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Chemo Begins Today

November 26, 2015

No one Said Chemo Was Going to Be Easy Thursday, 26 November, 2015. Chemo Day. Being told you were having Chemo for six months was a bit of a shock. We thought it would only be for 12 weeks at the most. However, when we were told that intravenous chemotherapy would only be for two hours…

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