Chemo Dose 3, welcoming Sparkles to combat the shittiness

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My wonderful, amazing, kick-arse mother (below right) has now traveled twice from far, far away (well, three hours' drive away) to join me for my latest two chemotherapy treatments at SCUPH and check up visits to my oncologist at Coastal Cancer Care, Dr Michelle Morris MBBS MPH FRACP.

Healthy poke bowl dinner on chemo eve at Raw+Rice with my beautiful boy and my Mum, Sue

In recent weeks both Mum and I were privileged to meet Samuel Johnson, Hilde and the crew from Love Your Sister on their Queensland roadshow so for Round 3 chemo Mum and I were adorned with our LYS villager gear. 





Also joining me for chemo was Sparkles, my gorgeous little beanie-boo teddy given to me by my little man to bring sparkle and shine into my shitty days.


On a positive note, today's blood results were excellent and my oncologist is pleased with my progress so far. Three rounds closer to the end of the process to rid my body of this motherfucking cancer!

I'm also pleased to report that today's chemo treatment was not tainted with one single shred, scrap or skerrick of anxiety I've experience previously. I was medically supported by only one Lorazepam tablet taken with breakfast and I was able to get through the session without any anxious thoughts or feelings. Yay for me! 

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