A long time between posts.
The last week has been ... intense ... uplifting ... and .... I don't know, amazing? My Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer last week. She smoked about a million years ago, before my brothers and I were born. Although she told me that she may have had some cigarettes while pregnant with me at her Dad's funeral. Explains my stunted development. On the way home from the specialist she was trying to spread the word about the dangers of smoking to my extended family. Despite the fact the Doctor said it pretty much had nothing to do with it. I've tried very hard to not pick on Crush about her smoking, but part of me wants to yell at her.
So in Brisbane being the eldest son for the last week ... hospitals, specialists, and just being there, holding Mum's hand as she freaked out completely. We find out today the results of her Bronchoscopy. Surgery, probably some radiotherapy. And then some hare-brained hippy claptrap like an all-juice diet and meditation. She's going to be fine, and I am really not particularly worried.
In any case, not many links to share.
The last week has been ... intense ... uplifting ... and .... I don't know, amazing? My Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer last week. She smoked about a million years ago, before my brothers and I were born. Although she told me that she may have had some cigarettes while pregnant with me at her Dad's funeral. Explains my stunted development. On the way home from the specialist she was trying to spread the word about the dangers of smoking to my extended family. Despite the fact the Doctor said it pretty much had nothing to do with it. I've tried very hard to not pick on Crush about her smoking, but part of me wants to yell at her.
So in Brisbane being the eldest son for the last week ... hospitals, specialists, and just being there, holding Mum's hand as she freaked out completely. We find out today the results of her Bronchoscopy. Surgery, probably some radiotherapy. And then some hare-brained hippy claptrap like an all-juice diet and meditation. She's going to be fine, and I am really not particularly worried.
In any case, not many links to share.
- If you are buying a juicer, make sure you get a cold-press one, rather than centrifugal. It doesn't bruise the vitamins or something.
- You can spend $3000 on a two-stage hydraulic press juicer. Which is a bit mental.
- Oh, I was healed by a Shaman. I had my Chakras aligned and then some crystals placed on my body and some other stuff. I had my eyes closed for most of it so I have no idea what was happening, but I could here all sorts of sounds and things ... including something that sounded particularly like a Dreamcatcher being waved over me ... I honestly don't know.
- I watched The Secret. And it made sense. I joked with Crush that I had become a Shaman (is it contagious?) but secretly, I don't think I was entirely joking.
- I sent her a bird to show my love.
- All she received was a big black crow on a car. But it was outside a house that has the name "Serendipity". Which is apt for all sorts of reasons.
- She's still a skeptic.
- But I saw three Ibiseses.
- The Soviets (Crush's mates) didn't create Star Trek because they lived in a science fiction fantasy land (and gulags):
From We Make Money Not Art.
- I just liked that picture.
8 comments:
Oh Georgia! The next place I want to visit! Seriously, that place is calling my name.
those soviets certainly give good building.
and i'm not ENTIRELY sceptical...
Sorry to hear about your Mum, and hope the bronchoscopy only showed 'moderately bad stuff.'
That building is awesome, though!
BTW, a week of motorcycling in Tassie is coming up for me in 3 weeks time. Jealous? http://web.mac.com/groverjones/iWeb/MC944/2006%20Trip.html
I love architecture like that.
I'm sorry to hear about your mum. doctors are painful to deal with at the best of times. That building is teh radd.
Oi Rach! Doctors are lovely to deal with! It's the circumstances that suck.
*adjusts cuffs on white coat and straightens stethoscope*
sorry to hear about your mum. my mum did the centrifugal juice thing, weighs a ton, also meditation etc. radical diet change. etc. not sure where you or your mum are, brisbane? but if she's open to it, get her to check out ian gawler. he's a one-legged survivor of bone cancer and he and his centre/philosophy made all the difference to my mum.
two weeks ago my mum's scans were all clear, for the first time in 7.5 years she's in remission.
keep positive and just go with the rollercoaster cause it probably will be a bit of a ride.
sorry to come on all bossy for the first ever comment at your blog.
good luck.
Thanks MelbourneGirl.
Mum's already onto Ian Gawler. Pretty amazing stuff, really.
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