Use By Date I watched a news item about food wastage today. During the interview they talked about “Best Before” Dates and “Use By” Dates and it got me thinking. ‘Best Before” goes without saying,.. after this date throw it away. But she said the “Use By” date is an indication of a time for …
I am not a Miracle You’re a Miracle, You’re Amazing. How many times have I heard this. No, I am not and please stop telling me this, because somewhere deep in the recesses of my mind I start believing that perhaps, just perhaps I might beat this thing. I am not going to be cured, …
Today, actually this morning, is the 15th anniversary of my mothers passing. It is milestones like this, that make me sit back and think about my own journey. There are hardly any days that go past, that I don’t think about her and miss her terribly. Those Mums hugs when you’re feeling down or not …
And so, we are off again. We got to Auckland Airport early, just in case there were long queues, after a 3 hour wait at the Auckland Airport, then a 13.5 hour flight to Houston, USA. A brief 2.5 hours at the Houston airport before a 5 hour flight to Boston followed by a 1.5 …
And Just Like That …. they are gone
It has been a while since I wrote, but as this week marks a major anniversary for me and with the current world situation, my mind is tending to wonder to and dwell on events that mark times in our lives when we are touched to the soul or our life directions are thrown off …
We wish you a Merry Christmas I have written this blog a number of times in my head over the last week or so. But getting it down here has seemed harder than normal. For lots of reasons, I love this time of the year. I love the hustle and bustle and the stress (actually …
Because a cancer softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the cancer that was planted in my frameStill remainsWithin the sound of silence Similar to before having your first child, you never hear the good birthing stories. The same for Chemo. You hear all the horror stories and never the good ones. I am …
A short note to follow up with what is happening here. Some of you will have known that back in February during a short stay in Hospital, they discovered that my cancer was back and I had Mets (Metastases) in both my lungs. After discussions with my Oncologist, we decided to go ahead with our …
