Boobies, kitties and cancer.

Not long after my diagnosis I tried to get myself into a mental state of "I can do this!" I tried to think of ways to make myself feel better about the whole thing. I expected the many hospital appointments and notes to come so what I did was get myself a nice new diary for the upcoming year, a nice vintage pin up type one so that when I was in the docs office taking an appointment I could open my diary flashing some Bettie Page style picture. This was my idea of fun and I knew it would at least make me smile and maybe even cheer me up a bit. I totally recommend doing something like this, maybe even get cats? or space ships? or Doctor Who? something you know will make you smile. Plus, organization is key and all that.

Next I tried to make my living environment as clean and comfortable as I possibly could. I tidied, de-cluttered, cleaned and rearranged everything in my room. I then got myself lovely new bed sheets and candles and stocked up on a bunch of stuff from Lush. For me, my room was were I spent most of my time so it had to be super comfortable and clean because my immune system was already failing me and I knew it would get worse.

My kitty Sebastian showing off my bedding

I then bought and borrowed a bunch of games and books and stocked up on snacks. Living in ones room gets boring fast so make sure you have something to keep yourself entertained. I also had all seasons of Doctor Who, Bones, Castle and Batman the animated series on my laptop. I tried to think of things that would keep myself and my mind busy so I got into origami, cranes were my favourite with their symbol of good fortune and longevity.

I tried to make the most of my hospital trips, most of mine where to Glasgow. A place I had been surely 1000 times but it turned out there was lots of places yet to be discovered. Even just going a nice walk will lift the day. I'd go for food (breakfast being favourite) to museums, gardens whatever was close. One of my favourites was to the Glasgow Cathedral. I think it was because I have an affinity to old things, also I like to believe I'm a princess.