The Torpedo Tablets and The Wish List
It’s my first day home alone. Kari comes to visit in the morning with the kids – it’s good that she’s coming because it gives me a purpose to get up and out of the house bright and early. We go to [Read More]
Homeward Bound
The prof comes back – with one last look at my neck and with some after care instructions but I know what to do. I’m a Thyroid surgery veteran! He seems happy with how things are going. I’m waiting [Read More]
Holding Court
The prof is an early riser and he comes to give my neck the once over, say g’day and then he’s off on his merry way. He’s pretty happy with how things are looking and says my elephant-man style [Read More]
Jane’s Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Serves 4 I still remember Jane bringing me a big pot of this soup, just after I got home from my surgery and incidentally, this is one of the first recipes I ever posted. These powerhouse [Read More]
Farewell Thyroid
It’s an early start. We have our “consultation” with the Prof at 7am in his surgery. To be honest, I always approach him with both awe and trepidation, awe, because he’s so well respected in his [Read More]
Donna Hay’s Standby Brownies
Makes 16 squares It's no secret that I love brownies because the blog is full of them. Take for example, the Twix Brownies, the Mars Bar Brownies and let's not forget those Salted Caramel [Read More]
Sport for the Soul
I should have been heading off to the airport this morning but instead I go to the gym. Every cloud has a silver lining! I’m all fired up to do my favourite class Basic Training, but my regular [Read More]
It’s Times Like These We Learn to Live Again…
I woke up uber early as I’m wont to do on weekends. I must train my body clock better so that it can differentiate better between weekdays and weekends! I went through the usual motions of drinking [Read More]
Freaky Friday
I woke up in the middle of the night last night thinking lots of what if’s. What if the prof says I can still go on holiday? What if I can’t? What if I have to have surgery? What if I don’t ? What if [Read More]
Not Hairy Nice
Still waiting with bated breath for the biopsy results but they haven’t arrived by late afternoon so undeterred off I go for my holiday highlights at the hairdressers. While I’m under the heat lamp [Read More]
