Banana, Mango & Blueberry Smoothie

This smoothie is one of my favourite things on my new diet – it is like a Snow-freeze Ice-cream, smooth and almost frozen. I put in a blender, frozen sliced bananas, mango and blueberries and any other frozen fruit in the freezer like strawberries; raspberries; plums or black currents. Combined with Oat milk or ifContinue reading “Banana, Mango & Blueberry Smoothie”

The ‘Why’ of it all

As you know, I suffer Rheumatoid Arthritis. This disease has controlled significant parts of my life since 1997 and through a lot of awful, forced life changing experiences coping with it, I have decided it is time to do the impossible. Eradicate this awful disease from my body. I have had so many operations, IContinue reading “The ‘Why’ of it all”

The Best News Ever

November 13th 2007 Well,  as  you  may  /  may  not  of  known  two  months  ago  I  had  a  c.t.  scan  of  my  lungs  to  see  if  there  were  any  secondary  tumors  in  my  lungs.  Well,  on  September  the  11th  I  had  a  consult  with  my  Oncologist  and  she  said  “things  do  not  look  great  with Continue reading “The Best News Ever”

September / October

October  2,  2007 Well  what  ghastly  news  I  had  on  all  days  of  the  year,  which  is  a  sad  day  no  one  will  forget,  11th  September. well……..  I  want  to  apologise  for  not  being  in  touch  lately  as  you  know  I  got  some  freaky  news  a  month  ago……..  (nodules  on  the  lungs).  I  am  staying Continue reading “September / October”

Training

September 20th 2007 Oh  god,  I  am  hanging  out  for  the  largest  steak,  rib  roast,  bread/toast,  and  wine  !!!  oh,  to  be  normal.  How  the  blazes  these  true  vegans  have  fun  is  beyond  me  ! I  also  am  starting  a  new  training  programme  (tried  last  week  but  got  a  poxy  cold)  so  I  will  hit Continue reading “Training”

Oncologist Appointment

September  11th,  2007 I  know  this  is  going  to  be  a  bad  day.  Today  I  brought  my  Sister  and  Boyfriend  and  my  good  friend  with  me  as  support. The  Oncologist  had  a  quietness  about  her  I  didn’t  like.  She  said  things  are  not  good,  showed  me  the  scans  which  I  seriously  couldn’t  decipher  good  from Continue reading “Oncologist Appointment”

C.T. Scan of lungs

September 2nd 2007 Saw  my  doctor  in  Auckland  last  week  and  still  have  another  cast  on  my  arm  to  the  25th  September………….  yee-gods,  my  arm  is  so  gonna  be  so  skinny  by  then  having  been  in  a  cast  since  the  25th  of  May…..  will  just  have  to  buy  an  obscenely  expensive  bangle  for  it  and Continue reading “C.T. Scan of lungs”

24th August 2007

Well  my  last  chemo  was  on  the  20th  July  yeeeha,  it  is  all  finished.  now  just  fighting  my  creatinine  levels  which  are  at  198  and  should  be  under  100.  (  rrrr)  I  might  end  up  in  hospital  get  a  sht  load  of  fluid  yet  for  three  or  four  days  –  depending  on  next  weeks  blood Continue reading “24th August 2007”