The cancer kit list of tips and suggestions is coming, but there is one tip I want to add in for now.

With tummy fat all over the place (including in the new boob), I have more than just a bulging belly to worry about. I have had some exercise, taken my pills, sucked on a rather strange mango and passionfruit (or at least that’s what it said it was on the packet) ice lolly while the drugs went in (it’s a bit like the cold cap for the mouth, but more bearable if you actually suck on something flavoursome) and am now relaxing in the garden with a scarf over my head and shoulders so I don’t get exposed to the beautiful sunshine.Today, we tried out a chemo cookie recipe from one of mum’s beautiful friends alongside an experimental lemon and ginger muffin recipe (complete with ginger and rhubarb jam tucked away inside). Standout from the crowd in Ninja Bread and make your friends and family jealous with your style savvy.

I now know the name of the lovely lady who does my PICC line flushing every week (she doesn’t wear a name badge and after a few sessions, I felt it would be wrong to ask). I’m also so busy thinking about what ginger chemo cookie (or gingerbread) to bake next, I momentarily forget about the drugs making a beeline for my veins. Two, baked goods (with ingredients listed) are welcome on the unit (I did wonder whether health and safety would get in the way). New with tags: A brand-new, unused, unworn and undamaged item in the original packaging (such as the . It’s pretty telling about the lack of diversity at, say, The Oscars, that there were more ginger winners than black nominees.Ginger tea and ginger nuts: I am finding it hard to tolerate the smell of any herbal teas (so much so I wonder whether I will ever be able to enjoy one again).