WIGS FOR HEROES

When you get the diagnosis that you have the ''C''' word, or as I like to call it - Evil Edna, it can be life shattering to say the least, for both you and your loved ones. You immediately start to think about the worst possible outcomes, all the distressing scenarios of what might happen to you suddenly begin to spiral out of control in your mind, and you turn to 'Doctor Google' and haunting images begin to take over your life.  Planning what flowers I was going to have at my funeral seemed like the logical thing to do.  It took me about a week or two to digest the diagnosis, the longest 2 weeks of my life, then quickly I had to try to begin the process of  moving forward with a plan. The plan consisted of what I needed to do to keep myself from going insane, and what I HAD to do to both mentally and physically prepare for the next stages. Flash forward to today, two and a half months later, Sunday 30th July 2017, and everyone I know, and now me...

So it is the 2nd week into chemo after the 2nd round, and everything has almost stopped stinking and tasting like sewage water. The hot and cold sweats at night are murder and drinking plenty all day is, well ...lets say a literal urination inducing ceremony meaning...stay at home and try not to wet yourself. This morning I found myself wide awake from about 6:30am, and after tossing and turning for almost 3 hours trying to get that extra 'shut eye' time, I reluctantly decided to get my booty out of bed. Ravenous, I went into the kitchen to start preparing some breakfast and whilst placing my spotty egg onto boil,  I decided to outdo myself today and prepare a vitamin packed lunch. Who needs a chef... Tasting nothing for the past few days and craving something with a kick, I decided to make one of my favourite soups. Red Lentil Dhal. So easy to make and very few ingredients needed. Ingredients needed: 1 large red onion  2 garlic cloves 1 cup of split red le...

     Lacura Renew Multi-Intensive Serum from Aldi £2.99  Officially my 2nd week into chemo after the 2nd round and oh how the chemicals seem to be testing everything from skin, taste buds to my patience. Being scared of letting myself go during this unexpected stage in my life has got me spending more time trying to find the 'joys of feeling good' and pretty much shopping my way through treatment. This week has been all about skin. Nice skin. G lowly  skin. Soft baby skin that we all crave...even without the chemo. So my first post is all about this little wonder serum from Aldi. Its not new on the market, its new to me and my oh my why it took chemo to find it...ashamed. Having cancer is freakin expensive,  a literal lifestyle change that may leave only a few precious pound coins left in my purse, so what better way of spending it.. on A something I need and B something I won't feel guilty about. What is a serum you ma...