I have been a little quiet on the site recently but I am pleased to say it is because I have been writing my dissertation for my masters and it is now complete and handed in - hurrah. It is the end of four years of study and good post chemo days have enabled me to get it completed. My lovely hubby then treated me to a trip to London and dinner in a 2 Michelin star restaurant which was fantastic and coincided with the tenth anniversary of our engagement, ahhhhh!
I get my mid treatment scan result next Friday so will find out if I will have my chemo course extended or stop at 6, can't believe how quickly the treatment course has gone. So am feeling a bit of scan anxiety but have had such fun over the last couple of weeks that OC has been relegated to the bottom of the heap, and that is where it is going to stay.
Have enjoyed catching up with all the blogs and questions and send hugs to you all and for all those mothers - have a great day tomorrow, me.....I'm hoping for some flowers from the cat
Xxxxx
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Welcome back, congratulations on finishing your dissertation, I have nothing but admiration for you that you were able to carry on despite what you have been going through, well done.
Well done Amanda! I remember that feeling! When I wrote mine in the 80's (pre WP) the roof over my study leaked onto 25K words in royal blue washable ink! I almost gave up as I was teaching full time as well! I had to rewrite and get it typed in 3months! Stil handing it in was wonderful! Gave up on the DPhil tho' after 2 years I needed more data and English Sources! With a new grandson competing for attention he won and the rest is history! At least I was not trying to cope with OC!
Dear jealous of your Michelin starred restaurant! Which one?
Love M
Hi Amanda
Congratulations on finishing your dissertation. Hope the scan goes well and you've knocked the little blighter into oblivion.
Chris x
Congrats darling - how on earth you kept your focus through all this is a miracle, you must have had an iron will to do this. Am in awe, I promise you. Puts my faffing around with crafty stuff in the shade in a big way. Well done. When do you get feedback from your tutor? Not sure how this works ... Also what is your masters IN? Interested to know if you want to share...
My masters was in advanced clinical practice and the focus for my dissy was intensive care and pandemic influenza, risk factors for admission etc. I should hear in about 3 months!
The restaurant was l'atelier robochon and we sat in the square around the kitchen watching what was occurring in the kitchen - oui chef! Good times and luckily for me Margaret no leaking roofs ??
Many congrats, Amanda. It is a huge relief when it's all given in and you can't do any more revisions, additions etc, etc! Hope you have similar success with next appt. Very well done for keeping going through all this....you are one strong lady!
Good luck
Love Wendy xx
Hi Amanda. Congratulations on completing the dissertation. I remember the buzz I got when I picked mine up from the binders and it looked like a proper book. When I look at it again I think 'did I really write that?' Enjoy the feeling.
Many congratulations on this fantastic achievement . I lost my dad and dad in law whilst doing my MSc ,so cannot imagine how you coped with such a illness.
very well done, such a great feeling when you complete such a major piece of work, I am full of admiration for you completing this whilst going through treatment, and I am glad you enjoyed your well deserved treat, lucky you,
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and looking forward, keep thinking I should be writing stuff then remember it is all done, relief!!!
On cloud nine over the weekend, Monday phone call from onc brought me down with a big bump!!!! 
Chemo over...
It’s not over yet !!!
Relieved the Liver Biopsy is over
