It's been more than half a year since I last posted. How that time has flown!
For someone who loves words and this blog I've found it extremely difficult to return to simplyricher to talk about the start of 2016.
I was diagnosed with cancer early in the year and everything went by the wayside whilst we took that journey. It depressed me to see the gardens stripped bare and then grown over with weeds but it became a matter of priorities for Mark who had sole responsibility for me, everything here at home as well dealing with hospitals, doctors and endless appointments. "Superman" comes to mind. :)
As time goes on I know we'll get back into it all; but for now it's enough to be just enjoying the quiet, the peace, the recovery.
I am thinking of writing a blog about the journey. Its been mentioned a couple of times by others but I haven't wanted to or probably more to the point I wanted to but the timing wasn't right.
Writing is what I do but sometimes the story is personal and not for sharing. What changed my mind was when I was diagnosed I went looking for a blog about my type of cancer and couldn't find one. I wanted to read about someone who had walked a similar path and kicked butt but there was nothing.
My oncologist calls it one of the silent killers - a cancer that can have few symptoms, indeed some women are asymptomatic.
The Victorian Cancer Council has a project called the " Forgotten Cancers Project" . Take a look at the website (www.forgottencancers.com.au) to see what its all about. Basically its a study on around 15 cancers that are quite uncommon to discover causes, risks, and ultimately prevention and increase survival. As we know there has been a lot of research done on the common cancers but little on these 15 or 16 cancers. Hopefully by volunteering I can be a part of something that may help women in the future.
So life continues; and I am very pleased about that!! If and when I start the other blog I will let you know; until then take care and enjoy life. (Because the alternative is pretty crap!)
xxoo
