Red is the new Black - the next journey starts

Red is the new Black - the next journey starts On these rough waters

It is exactly a month since we completed our radiation and chemo. The waka has launched again into the unknown waters of the lung cancer journey

Back to Bad hair day hat to start new round treatment.Depending on wig to help me with “Mullet” look

So a great Valentine days reward when we attended the Whangarei Oncology unit and we were able to proceed with Immunotherapy course . Oncologist was comfortable that no new disease evident and likely some improvement in scan. So we proceeded for a 1 hour infusion, and if no significant side effects, a regular fortnightly schedule in Whangarei. The oncologist mentioned 2 years maintenance all things proceeding smoothly.


Definitely enough red to go with Valentines day


I have been lucky enough to be afforded compassionate access funding which appears to be a significant financial benefit. We would be unable to personally meet the cost without significant re arrangement of our lives. We feel so privileged .


We are continuing with the “hat” theme and  this again led to lots laughter and interest from all staff at the oncology unit. We also found a sculpture here in Whangarei
like we did in Auckland .

We explored the Quarry gardens which we had  not explored before . If you have not been to visit I would certainly recommend taking the time. We only saw a portion of an extensive garden.  An amazing vision of a man who saw this old unused Quarry and saw what it could become .




I will look to blog each fortnight 

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