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It has not been a good year for me, with searching for a new place to park ourselves (my partner Brad and our babies, Ollie the cocker spaniel and Puddles the cat), then in May the bad news that I was sort of expecting, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. I can only say girls, please don't miss your all-important check-ups, I hadn't realised it had been about five years since I'd had my last.
It was five months between seeing my GP and getting the diagnosis, but I must say I feel so fortunate to have received treatment at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital. The treatments are the latest available and the doctors and nursing staff are the best anyone could hope for. The radiation oncologist was most encouraging when he told me my particular cancer was curable. I underwent five weeks of chemo-radiation, and have just had my first brachytherapy treatment this week, another to go next week. Not the most dignified of procedures to go through, but made tolerable by the great support of staff and of course family and friends.
If any of you have gone through this or have been diagnosed, I would love to hear from you.
I hope to be settled soon and able to get back into mini making.
As usual,
A bientot!
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24 comments:
Very couragous ( and a lesson for all of us!) of you, sharing the cancer problems. Wishing you all the best and a complete happy recovery! Greetings and a special prayer for you!
I have often thought about you and wondered...Where is she?
I am so sorry to hear that you have gone through this nightmare. You have my best wishes for a swift and complete recovery. Catherine XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
It's good to have some news of you Margaret, even though it's exactly not good news. Have been wondering how your were. Wishing you all the very best of course. Take care and keep in touch.
All my best wishes.
I think it is very good of you to talk about your cancer and to remind us all not to forget to have regular examinations.
I hope reading our blogs will help you to keep a good moral, which is apparently very important when sick.
Bon courage!
Geneviève
Dear Margaret,I'm so sorry to heat Aboutaleb your stugle with your health:( I realy wish you the best and I hope you Will be soon netter. My thought Will be with you!
Xoxo,sabiha
Margaret, I am so sorry to hear about your year. It seems though, you are on the road to recovery. I am so happy that you shared this information with all of us. It might just make someone out there rethink how they approach their health care. Sending you a prayer for a complete recovery and look forward to you having the time and energy to continue on your miniature journey. You are so creative and it will be great to have you share with us again!.........Patty
Best wishes for the best health and complete recovery! Hugs
Wishing you all the best, with a speedy and tolerable recovery.
What a bad time you've been having. Thoughts with you and wishes for full recovery and return to family life with your furkids.
Margaret, I am so sorry to hear of your illness, but also glad that the treatment has been successful. I hope that you get everything sorted out with your babies soon and get back into your minis.
Best wishes.
You poor thing. Checks are so important and so easily overlooked in the busy lives we lead. Thank goodness you did ultimately get it done and it was treatable. Not a nice time for you though.
Some years ago I had a positive result with precancerous cells which was very easily treated with surgery, then 6 monthly and annual checks thereafter. This year it was melanoma for me but again I was extremely lucky to have it caught early, so it's just a case of being diligent about skin checks as well.
I hope you bounce back quickly. :)
So very sorry to hear this. I am doing blog wondering this morning and came upon yours. What a lovely picture of you and your dog. The expression on his face is priceless. It could mean so many things. He's sad, he's fed up, he's been caught doing something naughty. He's absolutely adorable. I would love to give him a big hug. I can't get over how sweet he looks. As for your recent cross that you have had to bear, I will pray for you, Margaret. Please keep your chin up. You are a brave woman. And, yes, it's so very important for women to get their yearly checkups! I hope your experience will be a wake up call for some of those who have been neglecting it. I just want to add that you are so very pretty and I love your hairstyle. It suits you to perfection!
Hello Margaret, here I am too.
Now I know that when someone disappears from the blog, is never a good news, always bad ... So I stopped asking questions. I wait and pray...
Now that I know about you, I can better focus all my prayers :-)
Our shared passion for miniatures makes us women patients and able to appreciate the little progress everyday, so you a head start!
I am glad you are in the hands of doctors trained and can take advantage of advanced medical technology ...
Now we have to look ahead :-)
As I said, here I am and I hope to see soon some mini work.
Flora
P.S. You entered "honorary" to give away my :-)
Im Sorry to hear you have had such a hard time but i hope you will start to feel better and get much better soon you are very brave.
Take care
Hugs xx
I have certainly missed seeing you Margaret and I am so sorry to hear of your health problems......fingers crossed for a speedy recovery!!!!
Espero que estes estupendamente¡¡¡
Un beso muy grande.
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Me alegra leer que esta recuperándose.
Le deseo mucha fuerza y animo.
Eres muy valiente . Deseo que te recuperes muy pronto y sigas disfrutando de las miniaturas y de tus seres queridos. un abrazo
Thank you everyone for your very encouraging comments. I have been trying to work out how to leave my comment, so long since I have done it. Hugs to you all. xx
Margaret
Margaret, je suis là aussi!
Je vous souhaite beaucoup de courage pour suivre ces traitements.
Béatrice
Hello Margaret, when I came to read this post, I have not had the courage to leave a message, because cancer is a terrible disease, and I'm scared ... I could not find the right words to encourage you, forgive me!
but from time to time, I came to see if there were any updates ... I wondered how you were in recent months, and if the care you received, make you feel good.
now that I read your last comment I'm glad, it means that things are getting better!
I hope to see you soon on the blog, with good health and renewed enthusiasm for the minis!
I embrace you strong!
Caterina
Oh Magaret, I am so sorry to read this.
So bad news!
But please be strong, be optimistic! My Hubby has had cancer too, this year was very bad for us also and since 3 weeks we know that the
chemotherapy and radiotherapy have work for him. Thank God!
All my thoughts are with you!!
Big hugs,
Karin
Thank you for your sharing your story with such courage and candor. Many, many blessings and prayers for your steady and peaceful recovery!!
Daisy
Hi Margaret - stumbled onto your site whilst searching for french things - so that's what you've been up to since Express days - and still haunting auctions and flea markets - remember how we used to compare notes?
Shocked to hear of your encounter with cancer but pleased to hear you caught it in time - all the best, Natasha :)
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