my journey

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Welcome to my website! Join me on this wild ride called life, where I’m currently navigating a period of cancer treatment and recovery which I am trying to do by being proactive and staying positive.

6 week update

6 week update

It is now 6 weeks since my operation, I am out of hospital and at home. Although recovery is slow things are improving especially in the last week.

How I feel

Overall, I am feeling pretty good, I seem to sleep a lot and even though everyday is not necessarily better than the last overall things are...

Cancer Update

Cancer Update

Well I came here on 13 July for an operation to remove cancer from my throat and 24 days later I am here hospital writing this update.  It’s been an interesting and dare I say it difficult slog so far as I work to get to the stage where I can reliably go home and...

Cancers a ****

Cancers a ****

Ok, so its been a very long time since I wrote on this blog, and I had intended to never write in this part of it again, but a little too much stress and a lot of bad luck I am writing here again.

After 2 years I was finally going to be on my way...

Thought of the day

Thought of the day

In 2018 no matter how much money, influence, friends or intelligence you have you will be affected by two things at some point suicide and cancer. Both should not exist we just need to use our money, influence, friends and intelligence to make sure it doesn’t!

— kotsialos (@kotsialos) April 16, 2018

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If you’ve had a skin cancer removed and develop a lump in your neck

If you’ve had a skin cancer removed and develop a lump in your neck

I wish more people realised that a skin cancer on the face, neck, scalp or ear can spread to a lymph node nearby. If you’ve had a skin cancer removed and develop a lump in your neck, you should seek professional medical advice as soon as possible. #HeadandNeckCancer https://t.co/wAHYFkbQo5

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Our Renovation Journey – Kitchen

Our Renovation Journey – Kitchen

If you like me have or are going through the process of doing a renovation you will identify with it as an expensive, exciting, creative and stressful journey.

One of the most stressful parts of the process is choosing the right mix of suppliers, contractors and tradespeople to get the job done. Here are my reviews...

The first 10 months

The first 10 months

It has been a very busy year.  Read an update I wrote for my company on our first 10 months.

http://custompublishingsolutions.com/cps-providing-automation-operations-through-the-use-of-applied-ai/

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Vaccine for HPV

Vaccine for HPV

The Australian Government announced an improved HPV vaccine for 12 & 13-year-olds from next year this protects about 5% of cancers worldwide including cervical cancer, some forms of throat cancer (this is what I had) and anal cancer.

read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/08/australian-children-to-get-new-hpv-vaccine-against-90-of-cervical-cancers 

 

 

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Recovery Inspiration

Recovery Inspiration

On Thursday I was lucky enough to attend the Pathfinders forum.

Apart from the sadness and fear of hearing about how wild and random cancer is, it was really good to hear from people who are really making a difference in the way that treatments and cures for Cancer are treated.

I really encourage anyone who reads...

Tech in Publishing Forum

Tech in Publishing Forum

Custom Publishing Solutions hosted a fantastic gathering of industry experts speaking on the hot topic of Technology in Publishing.

Guest speakers from Iptor Supply Chain Systems, Typefi, Custom Publishing Solutions, Frost Collective  / The Nest and Google all shared with Publishing professionals from around Sydney, the current and future developments in technology and the way it is...

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