Category Archives: Doctor Who

Enough Adulting Already: Cancer & Me

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sheila N

Another day, another check up: per usual, at the hospital where I spent my first few stays on psych ward. The ward relocated years ago to a separate, purpose built location, but a shiver still goes down my bipolar spine … Continue reading →

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The Goddess Position, Radiotherapy, & Me

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Sheila N

How is the radiotherapy going? I hear you ask. Because I have damn fine hearing for my age, which is nearly bus pass, except it isn’t, any more. Bus pass, that is, not fine hearing. Bitter, me? No, because I’ve … Continue reading →

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Build Your Own Skaro: the Biopsy which Wasn’t

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Sheila N

Yesterday, I went to hospital for a(nother) biopsy. Except, it didn’t happen. The lovely woman who tried to explain why gave it three goes before I told her not to attempt a third. After all, “Life is uncertain – eat … Continue reading →

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Same Town, Different Wheels

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Sheila N

In my last post, I wrote about how the sound of my own wheels drove me (kinda) crazy. My recovery – I know this is a controversial word in some circles, but damn it I’m using it anyway – is … Continue reading →

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Halloween on the Radio!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Sheila N

“… there ain’t no easy way out …” – from “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty Are you familiar with “Feel the Fear, and Do It Anyway” by Susan Jeffers? As a friend who is also a therapist once … Continue reading →

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