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Radiotherapy sounds scary, and if you’re like me, can be scary because you go to a different hospital for it. Luckily I’d worked at...
tarzi9
Feb 214 min read
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Big fan of oncoplastic breast surgeons
Alright surgery. Where do I start? The surgery and all that? Ok so, I have never been attached to my breasts, I was never blessed with...
tarzi9
Dec 12, 20245 min read
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How it started for me
I found out I was pregnant in April 2023, we’d decided we wanted a baby in March so it happened really quick which we are very lucky for....
tarzi9
Dec 1, 20244 min read
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Being ghosted in the spookiest season of your life?!
Ok, you love the drama so I’ll give you the drama. Cancer ghosting! I’d never heard of this until I saw an illustration on Instagram that...
tarzi9
Nov 12, 20244 min read
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What does chemo feel like?
Right deep breaths, let’s talk about chemo then eh. What does chemo feel like? Well, nothing when it goes in, you can’t feel it. For my...
tarzi9
Nov 9, 20249 min read
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I am the proud owner of emotions
It’s really hard to know where to start with this. I haven’t written anything in forever and can’t really gather my thoughts right now,...
tarzi9
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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Hands up if you’ve ever felt personally victimised by trying to tie a headscarf
That’s little me wearing a hat I wish I still had. Absolute show stopper. This situation was a breakdown and a half. I threw so many...
tarzi9
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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Alright, eyelashes. But this isn’t just for beauty purposes, when I lost mine I instantly got an eye infection.
I’m not lying, my eyelashes fell out and then BAM eye infection a WEEK before my chemo started & I blame this for my delay. Worship and...
tarzi9
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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Chemo is not Ozempic
I thought the one good thing about chemo would be that I'd lose some weight. I'd had a baby 3 months prior to my diagnosis and he was a...
tarzi9
Aug 26, 20244 min read
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Don't dislodge your bloody PICC line
That photo has a purpose, because this is about stupid headwear & I also like you to know I actually do what I say I’m doing. I snapped...
tarzi9
Aug 22, 20244 min read
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You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.
I’m serious, how many of you see my eyebrows and know it’s me instantly? They tell all, well mine mostly tell you when I’m not happy. I...
tarzi9
Aug 19, 20244 min read
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Sinead O'connor or Phil Mitchell?
It's a question I never thought about before and never thought I'd ask. And then I was bald. The hair loss came around quickly for me, my...
tarzi9
Aug 15, 20245 min read
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What is this?!
Hi. I think it's important to start off with who I am, what this is and why I'm doing it. Who the hell am I? I'm Tarzi, 31 years old,...
tarzi9
Aug 14, 20244 min read
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