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More Than A Handful… – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. More Than A Handful…. Six months after my preventative single mastectomy and nearly three weeks since my reconstructive surgery, I have taken a moment to reflect on my relationship with my breasts. Being only 31 it’s been a journey of 22 years cut short by a devastating diagnosis of breast cancer. Today, looking at my new reflection is like watching Hugh Jackman in the Boy from Oz as Peter Allen, performing with one maraca missing. With our new, ...
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October 2014 – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. Don’t Ignore Yourself. This month is Pink October. This is an excerpt of my draft speech for the NBCF volunteer speakers bureau. I am sharing this because I believe that, whether it’s cancer or something else, everybody needs to participate in something bigger than themselves. I went from shock to fear that it could be cancer. I fell into self-reproach how did I not find such a massive lump sooner? 1 in 8 women will get cancer. That means alm...
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Don’t Ignore Yourself – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. Don’t Ignore Yourself. This month is Pink October. This is an excerpt of my draft speech for the NBCF volunteer speakers bureau. I am sharing this because I believe that, whether it’s cancer or something else, everybody needs to participate in something bigger than themselves. I went from shock to fear that it could be cancer. I fell into self-reproach how did I not find such a massive lump sooner? 1 in 8 women will get cancer. That means alm...
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Dad’s Gone – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. Like any other school day, I walked into the dining hall of my boarding college in Northam to retrieve my lunch on Tuesday, November 3rd 1998. It was the last term of Year 11 and the end of my first year away from home at 16 years of age was approaching. Mr Schutz the college manager pulled me aside and told me my mom had called and that I was booked on a flight to go home. Dad was unwell and in hospital. Two nurses came in and I stood aside as t...
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Breast Cancer – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. Don’t Ignore Yourself. This month is Pink October. This is an excerpt of my draft speech for the NBCF volunteer speakers bureau. I am sharing this because I believe that, whether it’s cancer or something else, everybody needs to participate in something bigger than themselves. I went from shock to fear that it could be cancer. I fell into self-reproach how did I not find such a massive lump sooner? 1 in 8 women will get cancer. That means alm...
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January 2015 – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. CASUAL RACISM: When words and “jokes” really do hurt. #opendrum. Race debate turns wine to vinegar. When Theresa went wine tasting in South Australia, she didn’t expect a race debate that started with the classic, “I’m not racist but…”. January 31, 2015. CASUAL RACISM: When words and “jokes” really do hurt. #opendrum. 500 Words – Family Trait ABC Open Project. Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole. On More Than A Handful…. On More Than A Handful….
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May 2014 – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. Dear Cancer, Thank You but Fuck You. I’m not sorry, I’m leaving you. I never wanted to visit a fertility clinic as insurance for my future fertility, while being surrounded by earnest and desperate couples who wanted babies. Most of all, you made turned me into an epicentre from which I had to helplessly watch the unstoppable aftershocks hit my loved ones. Waking up to an email sent from my mom written at 3am, screaming the very words I have ...
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Holland: Through the Lens of an American (the final 8 photos…) – The Screenplay of Life Chronicles
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The Screenplay of Life Chronicles. A Journey into the Story of Life. My Photos for Sale. Holland: Through the Lens of an American (the final 8 photos…). June 13, 2015. June 13, 2015. Kevin J. Hotter. 8220;House of the Holy” (The Netherlands). What is the Netherlands? Is it near Holland? Who are the Dutch? They live in Denmark, right? And, Amsterdam. What’s the deal? Is it a city? A settlement on the moon? Have no fear weary traveler. I have the answers. 8220;Mill of the Wind” (The Netherlands). 8220;Albe...
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The Boob Reloaded – 365 Days Since My Breast Cancer Diagnosis – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. The Boob Reloaded – 365 Days Since My Breast Cancer Diagnosis. 365 days has passed since the day that I was in my breast surgeon’s office sitting on the edge of the chair, bracing for her news. 204 days away from the paradise I call home, Broome. Sixteen weeks of suffering under the throes of eight fortnightly chemotherapy treatments. Twenty-eight sessions of radiotherapy over six weeks. Three times going under the surgeon’s knife. Funny how we a...
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December 2014 – On The Fringes of Paradise
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On The Fringes of Paradise. Life, there is a lot to learn. 500 Words – Family Trait ABC Open Project. Https:/ open.abc.net.au/explore/84774 #ABCOpenFamilyTrait. December 9, 2014. December 9, 2014. Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole. 8220;Curiouser and curiouser! As it is a well established community and the functionalities are flexible and easy to use. Just look at some of the major topics. There are much more and each depends on your personal tastes, levels of web literacy and writing motives. This is a prim...
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