sothisis40

40 and all it brings

ABOUT ME

A 40 year old medic recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer,  trying to navigate the whirlwind of emotions being 40 and this new experience bring.

Taking it moment by moment, one foot in front of the other…

The last few weeks have brought some of the most dizzying, realest moments.

Sometimes, it still feels surreal and like a bad dream I just can’t snap out of…

LATEST STORIES

• Never KnowJuly 29, 2026
  Musing on the thought that you never really know how a situation or something feels till you find yourself in it. It’s always been easy to stand on the fringes and try to understand and empathize with the people we care for who have a name stamped, with indelible ink, onto their life’s story. Now… Read more: Never Know
• Days when…July 22, 2026
  And then come the days when you wonder… after this is done, whether and how you’ll ease back into the life you had before the diagnosis.
• TimelyJuly 22, 2026
  My mind mused on the levels of preventive healthcare this morning… The Pimordial level targets reducing exposure to the risk factors that create disease. So, think Government policies on carcinogenic substances, handling, and disposal of infectious wastes… you get it. This helps in the fight against cancer but is not 100% assured. Then we go… Read more: Timely
• TodayJuly 3, 2026
  Today I woke up feeling a little bit better. Day 9 post-first dose of the cocktail! It took 9 days for me to feel 15% of normal. I still have the abdominal cramps, still have the body aches, still have crappy taste, and my nerve endings feel frayed, but today is a better day!