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January 5, 2016
Desert Rodeo
During our recent vacation in Dubai, we traversed more kilometres of desert than Lawrence of Arabia and his fleet of camels put together. Mostly, going in circles. We are always on the road. Not on camels, thankfully, but in air-conditioned vehicles. We were headed for destinations of fun – a desert safari, or a water […]
January 3, 2016
My Breast Cancer Diary #19: Comfort IN Dump OUT
It is Week 28 since chemo began. I have put up a relentless fight. There have been days that I have wished I die. Then there have been days I have held onto life with my finger-nails. I have crawled to the toilet. I have thrown up till my abdomen felt like it’d been ripped […]
December 24, 2015
Christmas and Hope
I am definitely feeling Christmassy. At least, was. Till I watch a dubbed Santa on a news channel delivering a message in chaste Hindi. The voice-over artist dutifully translates even the ‘Ho Ho Ho’ at the end. Into a clumsy hee hee hee before he gives his and the cameraman’s name and signs off. The […]
December 10, 2015
Rachna’s Christmas Gifts-Suggestions
It’s this time of the year again! You are buying Christmas gifts for family and friends. You want your gifts to be sweet, special. Not too expensive. But should look expensive. Unique. Thoughtful. Long-lasting. There are so many boxes to tick off before you decide to buy. While you are doing all of that, the […]
December 6, 2015
My Bangalore Literature Festival 2015 Diary
The Day Minus 1 My script for Day 1 has words in different languages. Kannada, French, German and some other languages I don’t recognize. I am re-phrasing some sentences. I am so upset that Upamanyu Chatterjee has been awarded Order of Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government. Why couldn’t they have given […]
November 30, 2015
MY BREAST CANCER DIARY#18 : A Time For Sharing
It’s week 25 since chemo began. Taxol Dose 9 was administered on Monday. The CBC was okay. Hb – 10.2 RBC – 3.21 L (range : 3.8-4.8) MCHC (MEAN CORPUSCULAR HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION) : 36.8 H (Range : 31.5-34.5) The doctor pays me a compliment – You are handling it well – better than other patients. […]
November 15, 2015
My Breast Cancer Diary#17 : Five Doses Left
It is Week 23 since chemo began. No dose this week! I invest in bouncing back from the last dose – glasses of pomegranate and mausambi juice. Am taking Liv 52 for stimulating the liver. I find it helpful. Appetite comes and goes in spurts. Am able to eat. But, any outing tires me out. […]
November 9, 2015
My Breast Cancer Diary #16 : The Persistent Disco Pain
It is Week 21 since chemo began. Dose 6 is due this week. I don’t need to get my bloodwork done before that this time. I just need to walk in for my dose. My overall health is worsening. I feel like I am a ping-pong table. A dose slams me. Before I can enjoy […]
November 2, 2015
MY BREAST CANCER DIARY #15: I am 100% hairless now
It is Week 19 since chemotherapy began. My cancerous tumours were removed in the mastectomy on January 8th. The chemo is tackling any rogue cells that may have escaped via the blood stream. I often brood whether the chemo drug is doing a good job tackling those rogue cells. I can picture them like little […]
October 25, 2015
My Breast Cancer Diary #14: Uncle-ji makes me Uncomfortable
It’s week 18. Taxol dose 4 has been postponed because of I have a low WBC and a the results of the liver function test are unsatisfactory. It is disappointing. This means my chemo schedule will get stretched by another week. I crib for a full day. Then, I then decide to brush aside my […]
