NZ cyclone was devastating! A rare National Emergency…

[Bettybuckets]

So much rain that we are calling it the Bummer Summer. I safely road out the storm at my BFF Ruth’s house while she skied in Japan… the waves crashed into the sea wall and sprayed over 2 story houses. It was exciting to watch from the safety of her very flash house. I will put up some pics and continue below in the comments if you would like to read along. During this week - I also so my NZ oncologists who took over an hour with me!

[SeattleMom]

Scary to see someone standing out on that seawall! 😵😵

[LDR1]

amazing! You sounds so energized by the gorgeous natural landscapes & power of nature there. So great that you can be there. Any new perspectives from the NZ doctors, compared to the US ones?

[Bettybuckets in reply to LDR1]

yes miss Lord of the rings! Do you have an objection to NZ? I write about about this in my next post… and even posted a pic with my beautiful Nz oncologist

[LDR1 in reply to Bettybuckets]

that’s great, I saw your other post & it sounds like you’re having a wonderful time! Not sure what the reference to Lord of the Rings / objections is in reference to (I’m a big fan of NZ) but maybe that was intended for someone else… 🌸

[Aquadog]

So glad to see you weathered that awful storm! Those waves must have been something to see. What does your oncology team there think? Any suggested changes to your treatment? Hope you’re having a great time.

[Bettybuckets in reply to Aquadog]

hi Aqua dog- it was nice to see my oncogist! Look for more written above. And in my next post!

[mariootsi]

Saw that report on the news. Thought of you!

[Bettybuckets in reply to mariootsi]

national state of emergency… my poor friend lent me her house during the first storm and the stones in her driveway washed away… she managed to quickly pay to get it fixed… two days later the 2nd cyclone washed them away again… but her house didn’t float away like some people!

Auckland near the Macdonald’s

[mariootsi in reply to Bettybuckets]

Stay safe!

[Best521]

What a great oncologist to set aside 1 hour to see you. Keep the pictures coming

[Sharon0122]

glad your ok, I don’t think I’ve ever seen my oncologist for and hour, good for you! Hugs!

[Bettybuckets in reply to Sharon0122]

I feel guilty as I am so lucky on both sides of the world! Very lucky with drs who email me, call in between visits.

[Sharon0122 in reply to Bettybuckets]

you are! I had a mri on Thursday, usually the results are posted within 12 hours, I still have not received the results or a call from my Dr. I’m getting very frustrated. By law in the states there was a law passed years ago about transparency as to why all medical professionals need to have an app so you can check results. This past month has been very frustrating. I live in a town of less than 30,000 and always the cancer center great. And it’s an hour and a half to the city!

[Bettybuckets in reply to Sharon0122]

At Xmas, My onc in USA who is elderly called me from the radiology reading room when the I needed the results for a surgery needed the next morning but the radiologists went home without it being done! He and the in call rad called me at 6pm to tell me about liver/perineum spread- surgery cancelled of course. Very kind of him to spare me the early morning drive in the next day to only then find out the awful news. He stayed on the phone with me while I was driving til I got home.

[Sharon0122 in reply to Bettybuckets]

you are a very lucky woman! I’m beginning to think they just don’t care.

[Mumberly]

I was glad to see your post, after seeing everything in the news. Whew.

Like the others here, I’m interested to see more pics and to hear about your appointment

Kim

[Bettybuckets in reply to Mumberly]

hi Kim- thanks so much.. I wrote another post about meeting me dr Karen Aimes… so helpful. And here is a pic

This bus floating down the street

[Aquadog in reply to Bettybuckets]

I saw this clip on the nightly news! The poor bus driver was trying to steer and the bus is just floating away. That's some scary water if it can carry a bus!

[Sharon0122]

seems both sides of the earth are a mess? And the leaders will not properly address Global Warming? I myself think is just to late

[Bettybuckets in reply to Sharon0122]

I hope not!but it does seem to be getting closer to Thr tipping point