The Day The Music Died
It's July and yes, I am back! After 3 silent years I've decided to try(operative word here) to blog regularly. What brought about this, you ask. Well a few weeks ago, my car radio decided to go on 'Protect' mode for some strange reason & wouldn't work. Spend a week and a half driving without music, which seemed strange at first but then allowed me to think aloud. Hence the decision to return to penning my useless random musings again.
So what's been happening the past 3 years? Let me see....I discovered Graphic Recording - changed my life, I discovered I had NPC - changed my life dramatically. That's in a nutshell.
Graphic Recording was something of a blessing for me, discovering a whole new vocation at 52! I had the youngest boss (only 25) and work that took me around the region, a joy to do and always appreciated for my effort. It was indeed a great blessing from on high, I had my early visualiser skills coupled with my advertising strategic thinking training to help me learn and catch on quite quickly. It's a job that I really enjoy and am constantly refining, looking for the next big job with eager anticipation.
Discovering that I had NPC (Nasopharyngeal Cancer) came as a shock. I had experienced a recurring ear block and after much delay, decided to see a ENT. After scoping my ear then nose, the doctor said he wanted to take a biopsy from tissues in my nasal area. That was around 2 years back and what came was a rollercoaster ride of CAT, PET, MRI Scans, numerous back and forth with doctors of different hospitals, hours of waiting time at University Hospital, way early mornings, 2 chemo cycles & 35 radiotherapy sessions, hair & weight loss. In other words, pure hell.
This is my my Spidey Mask for Radiotherapy. I had to lie on a slab, have it screwed tight on my face and endure the whole procedure motionless for about 8 mins. (the wait was 2 hrs) After each session, my face looked like the Lizard on a bad day.
So what's been happening the past 3 years? Let me see....I discovered Graphic Recording - changed my life, I discovered I had NPC - changed my life dramatically. That's in a nutshell.
Graphic Recording was something of a blessing for me, discovering a whole new vocation at 52! I had the youngest boss (only 25) and work that took me around the region, a joy to do and always appreciated for my effort. It was indeed a great blessing from on high, I had my early visualiser skills coupled with my advertising strategic thinking training to help me learn and catch on quite quickly. It's a job that I really enjoy and am constantly refining, looking for the next big job with eager anticipation.
Discovering that I had NPC (Nasopharyngeal Cancer) came as a shock. I had experienced a recurring ear block and after much delay, decided to see a ENT. After scoping my ear then nose, the doctor said he wanted to take a biopsy from tissues in my nasal area. That was around 2 years back and what came was a rollercoaster ride of CAT, PET, MRI Scans, numerous back and forth with doctors of different hospitals, hours of waiting time at University Hospital, way early mornings, 2 chemo cycles & 35 radiotherapy sessions, hair & weight loss. In other words, pure hell.
This is my my Spidey Mask for Radiotherapy. I had to lie on a slab, have it screwed tight on my face and endure the whole procedure motionless for about 8 mins. (the wait was 2 hrs) After each session, my face looked like the Lizard on a bad day.
Treatment lasted till Nov16, 2015. I was 48kg, down from 68kg. I was a walking skeleton, unable to taste, had mouth ulcers and generally tired. My daily food intake consisted of steamed veg, corn, pumpkin, blended with seeds and sometime quinoa. Till late December, God granted me some taste in my mouth & I had Christmas turkey! Since then it's been a steady recovery and today I am 58kg, still aiming to go above 60kg.
Well, that's all I can manage today, more to come...pwomise!
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