Back to Normality

Well, I haven't blogged for ages because there hasn't been anything to blog about.  Life is pretty much back to normal with the Xmas break and everything so we have been enjoying time doing 'normal' stuff.  Darren even took me shopping at Westfield over the holiday break!!!!  We had a beautiful Xmas day with Darrens' parents (who unfortunately spent Xmas morning at the doctors with his dad having a sore eye where a leaf had flown into it whilst weedeating), my mother and brother and my daughters and daughter's partner. They all come to us and each brought a main and desert...it was awesome.  My youngest daughter came up from Wellington and stayed Xmas eve. My most favourite moment of the day was preparing the salads and fruit salads with her on Xmas morning....just her and me chatting away...we had never done that before...it was great.  My eldest daughter Nicole bought all the decorations around for the tables, even the paper lanterns and she had made an awesome ice table centrepiece with pohutakawa flowers embedded in the ice. Amongst my gifts from my daughters were a set of multi-coloured false eye lashes and a wig...see pic.  Don't really think it's my style but thanks anyway.

Still have had no news about when my chemotherapy is going to start so I am going to return to work starting for two days next week and gradually increasing it by a day every week just to ease myself into it and to allow some days off for when chemo starts. I have chosen a wig and am just waiting to hear back from the lady regarding this.

  It is great that the Health Department give you a grant of $600  towards your head coverings.  They also give you a grant of $200 towards special mastectomy bras.  I have opted not to purchase these at a $100 a pop as they are ugly!!

I am looking forward to doing the 'Look Good Feel Better' course which starts in February. It is a workshop designed for women who have hair loss and it shows them how to apply makeup and how to look after their skin whilst undertaking chemo. It should be interesting and apparently you get lots of free make-up and products.

I have also found a company on the net in Australia called Create A Brow which sell kits which consist of a stencil and powder so that you can create fake eyebrows that don't look painted on so am keen to send away for some of that.