Just as a quick reassurance to anyone wondering, we are ok. We had about a month’s worth of rain in 12 hours yesterday and many of the roads are still closed with flooding and slips. Here at home we had some minor flooding into the garage during the heaviest period, but we never lost power.…

Here I am, 1 week from the failed surgery, starting on my second week of leave before I return to work next week. My hand is less swollen than before,  which had the unfortunate effect that the splint kept falling off. I’ve been back to the hand physio who has adjusted it and I’ll see…

I don’t really know where this week has gone, but it has. I was going to post a picture of my bandaged finer, but it’s quite an ugly sight with splotches of dried blood, so instead I’ll share images of the latest splint. This is how it looks now, probably to be adjusted at my…

Yesterday I was in Hamilton for my long awaited hand surgery. I broke my finger in July, had the x-ray initially misread as a simple self-healing break, had a fresh x-ray in September that revealed the truth that the bone was smashed and needed surgery, and then had to wait for an oncologist go-ahead. Having…

Hi drop you a note, surgery went well, on my way home will be their around 10pm Do a follow up tomorrow…

It’s exactly two months tomorrow since I was last at work. My last day for 2025 was 8 November; 8 January will be my first day for 2026. Hard to believe it’s been so long. Of course, I won’t be at work long. I’m working tomorrow and Friday and then on Monday I have my…

It has not been the best of years for many peopleI know, but in a few hours it will be over and 2026 will begin, a year I hope will be a little kinder to us all. I thought I’d round us off with a recap, because all the ups snd downs make the story…

It’s been a very busy day with two very good pieces of news forming a lovely Christmas present. Firstly, the CT results are in and there are no signs of rapid spread or growth, so no need for any panic or sudden action. In fact, the next step of the plan is simply another CT…

What a long, long day. A bit chaotic but overall good. We stayed in Auckland overnight, had a filling if mediocre croissant breakfast at a cafe, then off to the appointment with Michelle, the oncologist. Michelle is lovely and I feel so happy to have someone focused on next steps for me. We had an…

Mixed news today. I was booked to have a Zoom call with the surgeon at 11:30. I had the appointment by email and text but no Zoom link. That happened last time too, with the link only coming through the day before, but I just realised I still didn’t have it this morning. I was…