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Living without breasts

Being back in hospital for a non-cancer operation recently, prompted me to think about my body and how it has changed over the last two and a half years following my breast cancer diagnosis. I’ve acquired another scar, this time high up on the side of my right buttock, to add to the two across … Continue reading Living without breasts →

diddy2309 Cancer, Happiness, Living flat 11 Comments August 10, 2018 2 Minutes

Musings on fake boobs and nipples

Following my breast cancer diagnosis and mastectomy  so many thoughts were whirling around my head. One that kept recurring was, when and whether to be fitted for a replacement breast or prosthesis. Prosthesis or flat chest? - that was the question. There were other questions like what size, what colour, what shape, what weight, what … Continue reading Musings on fake boobs and nipples →

diddy2309 Cancer 3 Comments April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 5 Minutes

Two years & two breasts later…

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2016. This post describes my treatment, including two mastectomies, and how I decided not to have reconstruction after mastectomy but to live flat. Cancerversaries come thick and fast for me at this time of year. I haven’t written much publicly about my breast cancer, but I feel … Continue reading Two years & two breasts later… →

diddy2309 Cancer 32 Comments February 15, 2018March 26, 2018 9 Minutes

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I finished this wonderful memoir today whilst sitting in my garden contemplating how much joy & solace I derive from flowers. Wow @rosiekinchen I loved The Ballast Seed on so many levels. The illumination of Marianne North and her adventuring, whilst never shying away from the values of colonial society, captivated me. I can’t wait to go and find the gallery that she had built at Kew Gardens to display her paintings. The botanical history of plants is fascinating - I really must learn more of the Latin names. The community & fellowship at the garden and the social commentary through the book is so interesting.
Had a very fun evening yesterday with two complete strangers who happened to be paddle boarding past my garden on the Grand Union canal. @sup.loving.shilpa & I connected on here at the start of the year & I offered her a bed for the night after day 2 of her epic #supthegrandunion journey. @supcoach_belle joined Shilpa for the first 3 days & so she also stayed with me.
Finally took some photos in the garden yesterday. There’s a lot going on thanks to the sunshine and rain- perfect conditions.
Loving life flat in the bluebells this morning.

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