Turn up the Heat
You might imagine that the demise of taste buds would rule out a craving for food. On the contrary, not even nausea can do that, and Lord knows I feel nauseous quite a lot [...]
The Invisible Woman
“Oh Granny, What are you wearing?” said a horrified looking Grand as I showed off my beach attire. I said nothing when he elected to come to my Birthday lunch in a multicoloured tutu, [...]
Passing the Gauntlet
At the first sign of a swollen arm you should definitely head for help if you have had your lymph nodes removed. I did this just before chemo number one. I phoned the breast [...]
Blonde and Bald
The blonde bob, has long since departed. Jackie, “hairdresser to the stars and your humble servant”, cut it short in an Audrey Hepburn homage. She is deluded. My friend Ranni, bought me three meters [...]
John West Ward
I am not in Kansas anymore. Actually, it’s fair to say that I’ve never been to Kansas, nor have I ever had much of an urge to go there. It’s isn’t covered by my [...]
The Three Stooges
I’m still living season 1 of my live streaming dark comedy “my left breast”. It’s a cracking little mini-series that has now been running for three months and promises to keep on running for [...]
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
The Halloween wig I have bought myself at a bargain price is destined for the Grand’s dressing up box. Too scratchy! Yesterday I woke up to find that the short back and sides that [...]
Things Can Only Get Better
It seems that this really is a country for old men. Contrary to all expectations the favourite Uncle is now installed in a house round the corner. This will enable him to make a [...]
The Fridge Slut
There is nothing like sitting in bed in the early morning, with a pot of Earl Grey Supreme, chatting to girlfriends on the phone. I was happily doing just this when the doorbell rang. [...]