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Going home!


Wednesday 10th Jan
Feeling much better! Hooray they got the meds right! Last night I was telling my family that I was going to fake it so that I could get out today..... But I didn't need to. I can walk and the pain is bearable!!
Met with the oncologists who were happy for me to go if I wanted to, or to stay as an inpatient..... but that would mean an additional 7weeks in hospital. I don't think so!
The benefits of staying as an inpatient is that you don't have to pay for treatment and you get 24/7 care and rest when you need it. The downside is 7 weeks in hospital (as lovely as they are, I wanna be home with my family)
Anyway I was able to get outta there...... Hooray!!!!
They discharged me with my gazillion drugs..... WOW what a cocktail I'll be on!

I was out of there by 12:30pm
The moment I walked in the door I was greeted by my welcome home sign my dollies made for me and I felt better instantly!
Not long after my legendary hairdresser Nik from AMOS hair in Sandringham came over to give me a dramatic chop!
I've always had long hair, it defines me! My hair and my booty are both big and are both Cassy. Wasn't sure how I'd go with getting it chopped off...... But it was liberating, amazing, Nik’s a star! I love my new look and feel comfortable that I won't have large locks falling out everywhere. Nik’s going to come back to shave it when it starts to fall out. I'm ok with that, I think I'll rock a head scarf😊
The girls arrived home just in time to see Nik do the majority of the cut...... It blew them away!
They loved it..... Tahlia and Harper want the same style! Kiara a little hesitant 😂
I really appreciate you coming over on your day off, the day I get out of hospital to make an otherwise difficult situation fun and liberating...... You truly are an amazing friend and hairstylist.....thank you 😘
Shortly after my gorgeous mothers group friends came over to visit because today marks 10 years since we met at our first ever mothers group meeting!!! These ladies are not just friends, they truly are sisters. I can count on them for anything, anytime. We are blessed to have found each other. They drank Mumm because they’re mumms 😂 and Moët....we'll just because.... I drank dry ginger, still nice though.

We chatted, laughed, reminisced great evening..... Love you.
Then I get a text from my brother Sean (keep in mind I'm highly emotionally, just got home from hospital hours ago, chopped all my hair off, celebrations with my gorgeous mothers group ladies) and then this text come through. Sean had got a stiletto shoe tattooed on his arm. The stiletto is one of my symbols of this fight "because if I'm going to kick its ass it going to be in a stiletto"
I cried instantly. I love him. Thank you, Sean. I have the best family, the help, support, just taking things off our hands is incredible...... I'm blessed! They just want to make a really crappy situation bearable.... and they a million times over xx



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