I have signed up to do the London Shine walk for Cancer Research this September.
Anyone interested in sponsoring me see: https://www.justgiving.com/penny2013.
You can also sponsor me by texting PENN98 £5 (or whatever amount) to 70070 (and you can add 25% at no extra cost by gift aid). (This is a good way of putting using up credit on unwanted/old phone sims).
Entrants on the walk have to pay an entrance fee which should more than cover all the costs of the walk, so everything you raise in donations goes to the charity.
I hate those fund raising events where some of the donations have to pay for the event itself....
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Farewell to the planets
Yesterday was the last day of my 5 week radiotherapy course. I spent most of my sessions in Mercury and Jupiter and had a couple unplanned visits to Saturn and Venus due to maintenance issues.
It feels liberating to know I no longer have to go back there each day for a quick zap.
I must say all the radiotherapy people in the Barts basement were really lovely. The reception staff seem to remember each and every patient, and always stay cheerful and pleasant. The team of radiographers that treated me were a great bunch.
Thank you, folks
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Another treatment ticked off the list.
Only another 6 months of Herceptin, 5 years of hormone treatment, and miscellaneous appointments to go......
It feels liberating to know I no longer have to go back there each day for a quick zap.
I must say all the radiotherapy people in the Barts basement were really lovely. The reception staff seem to remember each and every patient, and always stay cheerful and pleasant. The team of radiographers that treated me were a great bunch.
Thank you, folks
.
Another treatment ticked off the list.
Only another 6 months of Herceptin, 5 years of hormone treatment, and miscellaneous appointments to go......
Finishing Silent Saturday on Friday
I've just finished reading the latest Helen Grant YA thriller: Silent Saturday.
A 17-year-old Flemish girl, Veerle, tries to escape a claustrophobic relationship with her neurotic mother by joining a hidden society called the Koekoeken (Cuckoos). The Koekoeken have an unusual and highly illegal hobby - they enjoy sneaking into other people's houses for the evening leaving no trace of their visit other than a good deed.
Initially the adrenalin-rush from these evening escapades and her developing relationship with Kris, another Koekoeken member, provides Veerle with much needed excitement. But then two Koekoeken are murdered and another goes missing. Just a series of coincidences or could one of them be a serial killer?
Veerle and Kris have a terrible dilemma: keep quiet about their suspicions or tell the police, which would mean exposing all the Koekoeken members and their illegal activities?
Silent Saturday has a strong main plot with plenty of twists and turns as well as cleverly interwoven sub-plots, interesting well-drawn characters and evocative descriptions enhanced by the masterful use of metaphors and similes.
Despite the somewhat ambiguous ending, this book makes it into my Top 100 Children's and YA Books.
I have now added this review to Amazon as there were only 6 other reviews of this book and it deserves more!
A 17-year-old Flemish girl, Veerle, tries to escape a claustrophobic relationship with her neurotic mother by joining a hidden society called the Koekoeken (Cuckoos). The Koekoeken have an unusual and highly illegal hobby - they enjoy sneaking into other people's houses for the evening leaving no trace of their visit other than a good deed.
Initially the adrenalin-rush from these evening escapades and her developing relationship with Kris, another Koekoeken member, provides Veerle with much needed excitement. But then two Koekoeken are murdered and another goes missing. Just a series of coincidences or could one of them be a serial killer?
Veerle and Kris have a terrible dilemma: keep quiet about their suspicions or tell the police, which would mean exposing all the Koekoeken members and their illegal activities?
Silent Saturday has a strong main plot with plenty of twists and turns as well as cleverly interwoven sub-plots, interesting well-drawn characters and evocative descriptions enhanced by the masterful use of metaphors and similes.
Despite the somewhat ambiguous ending, this book makes it into my Top 100 Children's and YA Books.
I have now added this review to Amazon as there were only 6 other reviews of this book and it deserves more!
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