Its not Black Friday

So it wasn't even Friday the 13th, but Friday the 16th, I wasnt even having a good time with champagne in hand.

Just when I had restarted my exercise program and was looking forward to regaining my fitness and health as I am healing, and this happens. A hungry cat cutting me off as I spilled the cups that I was carrying, wetting the floor and in my half running pose, slipped over backwards hitting my head on the stool and slamming onto the wooden floor with my coccyx and my newly healing lower back! Ouch!!!

A call to Nurse on call, ended up with an ambulance administering pain killers and taking me off to emergency at St Vincents Hospital. There I stayed until things settled down and it was clear I didn't break my back. Home at 2:30 am with a sorry looking cat on my bed and my 10 year old girl eager to see me walking again.

I still cant believe it happened really. So I'm off for xrays to see if anything had been done in the process as I'm still hurting. Then it will be off to a physio instead of a personal trainer!

So just in time for Christmas, and I think I'm ready for the New Year now. Bring on 2017. I thought 2016 was going to be a better year - I guess it was in the cancer department. Just dealing with the after-effects from all of the 'procedures', drugs and coping with my new body which is a new weird shape from my backside, hips to my chest. Let's just say dressing takes me a little bit longer and it will be a while until I can wear a dress again - if ever.

I finished work for the year yesterday with some relief really. Even though it is a bit easier going to work than facing the maintenance of the house, getting ready and sorting out the kids in the morning adds to the stress.

Looking forward to spending some downtime with the kids and not thinking about things too much and a quick trip to Torquay in January before the work/school year starts again.

At least this Christmas I am not visiting radiotherapy at the Austin everyday and have managed to drop all of the extra fluid I had onboard then, thinking that it would never go away.

Merry Christmas to all my lovely friends and family, I hope you have a wonderful time with love and sparkle over the festive season. Hug your loved ones close and be thankful for each of them.