Alice… what's the matter?
breast cancer blogger
Category: Family
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Ring the bells, wake the town, Everyone is sleeping. Shout at the crowd, wake them up This anger’s deeper than sleep. Got to keep awake to what is happening. I can’t see a thing through my ambitions, I no longer feel like God is watching over me Got to tell the world we’ve all been dreaming This is not the…
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Today was the day I had the news about me that I neither wanted nor was really expecting. After all, most of the conversations up until that point had been about a surprise that my tumour was anything but benign in the first place, and certainly the node biopsies had been negative. But no. I…
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I’ve had a bit of time to myself today. I read a book, watched some TV, and pottered about – but I’ve been a bit fidgety. I had a visit at lunchtime for a few minutes from someone I’ve not kept in touch with as much as I’d like but who has been a big part…
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People have been very nice to me with lots of cards and flowers and so on arriving. A lily arrangement in a pot with a balloon arrived on Saturday lunchtime. Shortly after that, I had a parcel containing a Peepster Selection of chocolate from Hotel Chocolat. Those were from my dog, or so says the…
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When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. Today’s been strange. I do feel a little bit like a fraud as for the most part I feel quite alright. Every so often my arm feels stiff and my breast pounds almost like it has a memory…
Alice... what's the matter? 
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