Update: March 2026
2026 03 16
Here’s my book!
This is the proof copy, so it’s the only one in existence thus far – I fetched it on Friday, and today we sorted out a small printing problem so that it can finally be printed! An exciting moment ...
In other news, I’ve been at 10 of the 11 Saturday circle dancing sessions since the beginning of the year, and also taught a reunion session of my Thursday morning group on 5 March. Some of us hadn’t seen each other since June last year! It was wonderful to dance with everyone again.
I’m having my next CT scan tomorrow (it’s the routine three-monthly one), and will get the results from Garth on Wednesday – will send out an update after that. I’m generally feeling fine, and hope the scan will reflect that! When I went for the pre-scan blood test this afternoon, I realised that this was the first time in a whole year that I had been away from Constantiaberg hospital for this long! (Two days short of four weeks.)
I hope whatever scanning of aspects of your life that you’re doing, is giving you the results you’re hoping for.
Lots of love 🌹❤️
2026 03 18
(Collage: the first iceberg rose of the new season, in our garden today; a rose with a bee at Chart Farm; the centrepiece at our recent circle dancing reunion; my current work-in-progress fun art.)
The current treatment is still holding strong, and everything is stable, with all nodules either the same size or slightly decreased, and nothing new.
The pleural effusion has decreased even further – to almost nothing. (Yay – no pleural taps!)
My blood counts are good, which meant that I could have my planned monthly injection after seeing Garth, and my tumour markers are the lowest they’ve been in two years.
I’m so glad that the scan results reflect how I’ve been feeling. (It doesn’t always happen this way, which is why I do get a bit nervous in the days leading up to scans – phew!) Your fantastic support plays a huge part in my well-being – thank you, thank you, thank you!
Lots of love 🌹❤️
