Short and Sometimes Sweet

"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn" I am writing this blog as a kind of update to my last blog. In it I was waiting to go into hospital for tests on some lumps I found in my breast and under my arm. Well thankfully they are benign at the moment but I have to be vigilant in the future. The tests were a bit uncomfortable and sore but nothing too unpleasant thankfully. I want to thank everyone for their messages of support and love. I'm not out of the woods yet, but I'm getting there. Throat is no better, sweats are no better, and I'm covered in bruises from bloods etc. I missed out on a lot of fun stuff including the "jolly in the Tolly" but I realise my health is more important and there will be other jollies. Still can't help feeling a bit down about it though. I also missed out on the annual Halloween party at work. The staff and the children dress up and have great craic. I am fed up at being fed up....

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller October is Breast Cancer awareness month. I've always been open and honest in my blogs and this one is no different. A few months ago I became ill with a serious bacterial infection. One of the places effected was my boob. Not to put too fine a point on it, but it was horrible and extremely painful. I had very strong antibiotics and for the most part it went away. Then a few weeks ago, I was checking myself and I found two lumps. I honestly thought they would go away and opted to wait and see. Then there was a lot of stuff on twitter about breast cancer awareness and it stuck in my head. Last week I had an appointment for a flu jab with my doctor, and when I went in the first thing she said to me was "You're not well". She checked me over and found that my bacterial infection was back with gusto. My lymph nodes are swollen and painful. Then she asked how my breast was. I said not great...