Shooting for Donovan

The hardest thing I have ever done…. Last week was certainly chaotic. My mum was due to land on Sunday 10 th June to be with me on the 13 th , my surgery day. Unfortunately, due to a missed connection from France, she missed that flight and at great expense had to rebook for the following day. Unbeknown to her, whilst she was in the air, my surgery was moved forward to Tuesday 12 th June. Poor mum was picked up at the airport and driven straight to hospital where we had about an hour before I went to surgery. 7 hours later I was wheeled back to my room and the next phase of my treatment was complete. I’d had my double mastectomy. I can honestly say that THIS is the hardest thing I have ever had to do. Surgery makes chemo look like a walk in the park! According to the Doctor and the nurses my recovery is going really well. I was up and walking around the ward the following day and was allowed home at the weekend, and truth be told the pain is bearable. But what is not

Blog 3 – A last to be celebrated!  We talk a lot about the firsts in our lives— first loves, first jobs, first international cap!!  Firsts are momentous and as such are recorded, photographed and posted about. This week I had a LAST that I’m certainly going to celebrate!! The 29 th May 2018 was the date of what I hope will be my LAST ever chemotherapy! I ‘graduated’ after 16 sessions. Over the last 20 weeks I have spent more time in a hospital than I ever believed I would and I know there’s more to come. To be diagnosed with breast cancer at 39 years old was never in my life plan but in these situations,   you can only grit your teeth and deal with it as best you can. People tell cancer patients it’s all about positive mental attitude, at the one time we actually have something to be negative about. So, I thought I’d compile a list of things that I’m positive about. 1)       My teeth! I hadn’t realised just what impact the chemo would have on my body. I knew I would