Posted by These last few months have been full of emotion, tears and thankfulness! Back in May we celebrated the fact that I was four years clear of cancer. Then in June, we had the delight of seeing our USA-based family for the first time in three years! Meeting our newest granddaughter for the first time was…Read more »
Posted by When I was about 8 years old , I tripped over a piece of wood and fell on a rusty nail that was sticking up from it! It resulted in a trip to the hospital for stitches in my knee and a tetanus injection. This injury gave me my first scar! A few years later playing…Read more »
Posted by Since I last wrote, life had pretty much returned to normal! The routines of life had become familiar once again: work days, Grannie days, family days and church life alongside my usual 3-monthly check ups at the hospital. All is well (I remain NED, no evidence of disease)! Until suddenly without warning, all that changed! A…Read more »
Posted by Descending this mountain continues….. Over these past few months I having been continuing to live life! Putting one step in front of the other, taking time to savour the things around me; blessings both large and small. The little things of life take on a whole new meaning when you’ve faced the prospect of losing…Read more »
Posted by This time last year I had just come out of surgery! It marked being halfway through my treatment for cancer! One year on and I am writing this post from beside the sea! We are enjoying a short break away to recharge our batteries after a busy few months! All climbers know that reaching the…Read more »
Posted by A few months ago, one of my dear friends sent me this card! She said it was to cheer me on to the summit! Today I can happily, joyfully, gratefully and humbly say that I have reached the summit! I first received the news late last night with a message from my oncologist. I was due…Read more »
Posted by I started to write this post in the airport as we travelled back from the USA! We had been there for three weeks visiting our family and friends. When I was given my diagnosis last October, my doctor said I couldn’t fly. The news not only meant I had to face treatment for cancer but also…Read more »
Posted by The last big challenge when climbing Everest is the Hillary Step at almost 29,000 feet above sea level. It is a forty-feet vertical ice and rock wall that is named after Sir Edmund Hillary, who was the first mountaineer to reach the summit with Sherpa Tensing in 1953. This technical challenge is up in what…Read more »
Posted by In all the accounts I have read of climbing Everest, the danger of avalanches is never far from the climbers’ minds. They can happen at any minute and threaten to overwhelm the climber within seconds. They are dangerous As I mentioned in my last post, I had been recovering from the operation, managing pain and…Read more »
Posted by As climbers ascend to higher altitudes the air becomes thinner. The effect of this is decreased oxygen in the blood, which can cause altitude sickness. More effort is required for each movement and it’s common to experience nausea, dizziness, fatigue and breathlessness. Over the past few days I have experienced all these – plus…Read more »
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