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I rarely do things to make my life easier, let alone spend money on things to make life easier! I’ve always been proud of myself working full time, but it does mean that I’m often super fatigued by the time I get home. This Roomba has been a lifesaver and helped me out a lot to keep things dust free ✨🌪 I’m sure we all have lots of go to products and hacks - any suggestions are very welcomed! #chronicillness #chronicillnesshacks #desmoidtumor #familialadenomatouspolyposis #nocolonstillrollin #jpouch
I wrote a new blog, and also came across this photo from when I was living in Japan. As a stretch I linked bowling balls to the topic of my blog - the unexpected anxiety when my treatment routine changes - but really it’s just a great photo 😂 Link in bio. #desmoidtumor #chemo #familialadenomatouspolyposis #chronicillness #chemotreatment
It always makes me so happy seeing beautiful sunsets from my balcony - I can forget about anything worrying me. As it’s winter in Australia, I rarely get to see them because it’s dark by the time I leave work. But not today! 🌅🌅 #selfcare #mindfullness #chronicillness
This is me - claiming my identity back in my third year as an oncology patient. In June 2016, I met my oncologist for the first time and had no idea the mountain ahead of me. A month later my abdominal desmoid tumour had tripled in size and was running out of space to grow, and was putting lots of pressure on nearby organs. Looking back now, things were really bad - my fantastic oncologist was completely honest with me but managed to keep me calm and focused on the road ahead - whilst at the same time learning himself about how to treat desmoids with the limited treatment options.
That bumpy road included chemo-induced hair loss, adapting to side effects of treatment and hormone deficiency’s from treatment - basically it wasn’t pretty. Add on top of that the end of a long-term relationship... I didn’t know who I was anymore.
I could never imagine how much I would struggle with my self image, but glad that it opened me up to being vulnerable, rediscovering what makes me happy and coming to terms I will never be the same person I was before chemo and FAP... but i can learn to love the new me and celebrate when parts of me come back #familialadenomatouspolyposis #oncologistsarethebest #chemo #hairafterchemo #desmoidtumor
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God Bless you. You are a beautiful woman and your hair looks absolutely remarkable. Hugs.
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