I have put on weight…not much, just 4kgs…but it’s worrying me. I know many people struggle with their weight, and have much more to worry about then me, but it seems whenever my weight changes, it signals that something is not right. I lost a heap of weight before we realised that I was severely […]
Thyroid Cancer
Wellness Hysteria
By Sarah in Health, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer 4 Comments Tags: food allergies, food intolerances, Hashimotos Disease, Paleo, Thyroid cancer, wellness
There seems to be so much hysteria and finger pointing about various “wellness” groups and diets over the last month or so. First it was the sad death of Jess Ainscough …..who had a huge following before she lost her fight with cancer, despite her strong beliefs in Gerson Therapy…a therapy that claims to boost […]
When Beliefs Fail
By Sarah in General, Health, Thyroid Cancer 2 Comments Tags: alternative therapies, Cancer, Jess Ainscough, modern medicine, when beliefs fail
I have recently read of the death of Wellness Leader, Jess Ainscough, through my social media feeds. Diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in 2008, she received chemotherapy, but when the only choice left was to amputate her arm and shoulder, she decided to turn to Gerson Therapy…a therapy that claims to boost the […]
Kick Cancer to the Curb
By Sarah in Thyroid Cancer 3 Comments Tags: Cancer, kick cancer to the curb
Over the last few months, we have heard news of friends and acquaintances who are now fighting cancer…that insidious, horrible disease. And we lost a family member to cancer in November last year. Cancer doesn’t discriminate…irregardless of age, race or colour…it’s like an invisible, silent hunter, striking at will. Healthy people seem to be randomly […]
Good News – I am Thyroid Cancer Free!
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer 6 Comments Tags: Cancer, cancer free, look after your health, Papillary Thryroid Cancer, Thyroid cancer
After my husband got his good report from the surgeon at his check up yesterday, I was hoping the good news would continue when it came to the results of my scans and tests. And I can very happily report that it has….late yesterday afternoon, I got a call from my cancer specialist….I am still […]
Monthly Rewind – September 2014
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer Tags: monthly rewind, September
Another month has zoomed past us, and the footy season is now over! The weather has suddenly got warmer and I am pleased to see a few plants that I thought were dead, awaken from their winter slumber! Hay fever has arrived early, and has made me stock up on Telfast for when the sneezing […]
Thyroid Surgery – One Year On
By Sarah in Thyroid Cancer 4 Comments Tags: Hashimotos Disease, surgery, Thyroid cancer, thyroid surgery
This day a year ago, we left home early and had to drive very carefully through debris caused by a big windstorm overnight as we headed to our local hospital. After receiving a diagnosis of thyroid cancer just over a week before, I was now booked in to have thyroid surgery….the whole lot was coming […]
Thyroid Cancer – One Year after Diagnosis!
By Sarah in Thyroid Cancer 4 Comments Tags: Cancer, Hashimotos Disease, thyroid, Thyroid cancer, thyroid surgery
A year ago today, two life changing events happened… The first was moving back into our own home, after renting for a couple of years while my husband got very sick, and we had no idea what the future held. We were so looking forward to having a fresh start, with my husband recovering well […]