So I turned 31. That’s a thing. I remember when I was a teenager thinking 31 was positively ancient. In fact, I have friends in their twenties and they think 31 is old. ‘Oh but you don’t seem like you’re 31’ they’ll say. What does 31 seem like? I must admit I do tend to…
Author: Jen Eve
I've had cancer, twice. But I am more than that. I'm a writer, musician, and an optimist.
Teeth talk time
I thought it really was about time I did a teeth update. So I’ve been going in to trial some teeth to see how they will look. A couple of weeks ago I went in ready to try some teeth on for size, I sat in the chair, and I put the teeth in. Now…
The joy of ongoing appointments
I was talking to someone the other day who was saying that going back to the Macmillan Cancer Centre for appointments is something she fears and finds upsetting. And I get it, there can be a certain sense of PTSD with these things, and constant reminders of the trauma isn’t necessarily what you want. But…
That transient little thing called life, held in the hands of others, human and otherwise…
I want to take a moment once again to talk about my surgeons. Well, all surgeons really. But mine in particular, those in each of my surgeries who took it upon themselves to take my life in their hands, to do everything they could to give me the best chance of survival, and with it,…
‘Life is full of uncertainty…’ And other life lessons in places you least expect them
I manage client correspondence at work. Recently our generic email address has been getting some odd spam. People wanting to improve SEO for our website, wanting to sell weight-loss pills, viagra… the random usual things like that (I’m not sure we’ve actually had any of those last two but hey, creative license, it’s my blog)….
The next page in the teeth story…
I had another appointment with the teeth man today. Actually at the moment it’s the teeth woman. She’s working with me to see if we can make a temporary denture-type thing for the time being, before we start looking at implants. Today it was to see if something will fit in my mouth and to…
Happy World Mental Health Day.
In fact without realising in advance, I had an appointment to see my psychologist on World Mental Health day. That’s nice. My mental health is ok. It’s not great but it’s ok. Some days I want to hang out with people, taking my mind off things and creating fun memories. Other times I just want…
Monday Monday Monday
And not just any Monday, but one that had the potential to hold news about small white things that go in your mouth and help with things like talking, eating and generally living. Yes. Teeth. After weeks (months overall!!! 7 in fact!) of waiting and chasing, I finally got the call I had been waiting…
Always in my thoughts, now more than ever…
Yesterday my dear friend Katie started whole brain radiation (Canada Katie – we shall refer to her as Canada Katie, as she is an entirely different person from my long time friend Katie who came to visit from Australia a couple of months ago and we don’t want to give that Katie cancer by way…
#scancitement – my version of #scanxiety
This post probably has more relevance for my cancer friends and family, the rest of you might not quite understand what I’m going on about, but please bear with me. Here is an insight into the world of regular scans. You might have heard (well… read…) me say before, I don’t get #scanxiety. I don’t…
The Cancer Chronicles 