The New Normal

“The New Normal” is about finding a way through the big changes in life – changing health, retirement, relocation, global pandemic… It’s about sharing our journey together, giving and accepting help when needed, walking shoulder to shoulder, finding a way to not just survive, but to really live! Join me.

The New Normal

20Feb2023

I Live Here Now

For thirty-four years I lived on the south coast of England, about half a mile from the sea, with my husband Nick. It was where we brought up our thre…

The New Normal

1Apr2022

My Covid Journey

Many people with blood cancer talk about belonging to a club they never wanted to join. Last week I joined another unwanted club when I tested positiv…

Treatement Diary Part 3 (Obinutuzumab and Venetoclax) – The Good, The Bad and the Unexpected!

The New Normal

19Feb2022

Treatement Diary Part 3 (Obinutuzumab and Venetoclax) – The Good, The Bad and the Unexpected!

It's safe to say that 2022 didn't start in the way that I'd expected, nor did it have the optimism often associated with the coming of a new year. The…

The New Normal

16Aug2021

Out with the Old in with the New

Finding a way through new seasons I'm in a reflective mood. As I write it is a year to the day since we packed up our lives and relocated to the north…

Treatment Diary Part 2 Encouraging Signs: Obinutuzumab and Venetoclax

The New Normal

15Jun2021

Treatment Diary Part 2 Encouraging Signs: Obinutuzumab and Venetoclax

Spoiler alert - it's working!! This is an unashamedly encouraging post, because that's my reality. In the third month of this year long treatment regi…

Treatment Diary Part 1 ….. and so it begins: Venetoclax and Obinituzimab

The New Normal

21May2021

Treatment Diary Part 1 ….. and so it begins: Venetoclax and Obinituzimab

"So it looks like it's treatment time" was the message I sent to family and close friends following my video consultation with my consultant at the en…

The New Normal

28Mar2021

The Art of Being

Finding a way through Anxiety I have a Being Chair, also known as a reading/praying/napping/eating breakfast, watching-the-world-go-by chair. It's a g…

The New Normal

27Feb2021

The Unseen Assailant

Finding a way through the unknown I've never been great at the unknown. I like to know where I'm sleeping, what I'm eating, what the plans are for eac…

The New Normal

20Feb2021

People Power

Finding a way through words I'm a people person. I remember my daughter once saying in a supermarket, "Mum's made a new friend!" after I'd spent the p…

The New Normal

14Feb2021

The journey so far…

My "New Normal" really began in September 2017 when I walked, slightly dazed, out of my doctor's surgery at the end of a busy work day. Routine blood …