The sheer narrowness of the bed struck me when I went to get my PET/CT scan yesterday. My arms hung down awkwardly until they put a wide strap around them Continue reading

Last week there was a slight relaxation of Auckland lockdown rules so two bubbles could meet outside.  Quite exciting after about 7 weeks of isolation and I got to catch Continue reading

It was hard work yesterday seeing our government all but give up on Covid Zero and I have empathy for them and for all of us in the now not Continue reading

Disappointed to see Auckland’s Covid numbers go up to 45 after a previous day’s 8 when we thought we had proved the naysayers wrong. We could eliminate Delta, we insisted. Continue reading

This is my personal opinion only. I’m very picky about the connotations of language probably because of my past life as an English teacher. Fully admit I tend to overthink. Continue reading

Last time I wrote about how I was willing to take the risk to have my bottom teeth out and a couple of implants inserted despite the risk of osteoradionecrosis. Continue reading

I’ve had a few episodes of unbearable pain during my hnc journey. Not many. My pain after the big surgeries and during radiotherapy was pretty well managed and I barely Continue reading