There’s no doubt the last month or so has been the hardest yet. It’s been like one of the ‘normal’ 3 week cycles of chemo, but stretched over a 2+ month time span; much patience has been required to get some sort of normality back. The bone marro...

After a short ‘no visual contact’ engagement, Billy and Bilbina got married on Sunday 15 May 2016. Backstory Bilbies became Violets’ favourite animal after an excursion last year to learn about their endangered status. Shortly after, one of Mum’s...

Doing the cancer walk with your child is not all roses.. It’s tough! It’s hard to stay positive and look at the upside. As per a previous post, attitude is transferable, if you’re feeling one way, your child picks up on that and runs with it too. ...

Yesterday was tough, but a good slap across my face too. It was after my first night back at hospital after being sick for a few days and I was over it, wanting to get home ASAP. I told Colleen the same on the phone and Violet was listening. Viole...

As we say goodbye to the induction phase we now have more clarity on what lies ahead for Violet in the consolidation and maintenance phases. This is a marathon, the finish line is not in sight yet, but we continue to run! Last week Violet went th...

I love coffee, and it’s awesome the hospital provides coffee, of the Blend 43 variety. I’m not a coffee snob, but Blend 43 doesn’t count. Well, Blend 43 counts if you really need caffeine, then it’s bearable, only as a double shot with sugar (ok, ...