Hobbies of mine with addition

A happy woman who should write about her hobbies, adhd and Tourettes until breast cancer hit her

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Finally I am fully vaccinated or am I?

Finally I am fully vaccinated or am I?

Finally I am fully vaccinated or am I ? Time will show. My first vaccine My first jab was Astra Zeneca the February 24th. As side effects I had fever and muscle and joint pain. It felt like an ordinary flue. But the Norwegian government and the health authorities decided to leave the Astra Zeneca out of the vaccination program, because of some deaths they thought were caused by the AZ- vaccine.…

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Obesity Linked to Reduced Blood Flow to the Brain

Obesity Linked to Reduced Blood Flow to the Brain

A new study from scientists at The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin reveals important findings, indicating that being overweight or obese significantly reduces blood flow in the brain. The study also shows that increased physical activity can positively modify, or even negate, this reduction in brain blood flow. The study […]Obesity Linked to Reduced Blood Flow…

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Calming sounds of running water

Calming sounds of running water

Finally…. The Spring is here. The ice on the water is gone. I love this calming sound of running water.        

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5 Ways that Being Autistic Affects Me Everyday

5 Ways that Being Autistic Affects Me Everyday

Being autistic means that the way the world is suited is not designed for us. Here are five ways that difference manifests every day.5 Ways that Being Autistic Affects Me Everyday

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Will there be any further AZ vaccination?

Will there be any further AZ vaccination?

I guess I am not the only one who wish to wake up from this pandemic nightmare. The topic in the media in Norway now a days is much about the Astra Zeneca vaccine. The question is will there be any further AZ vaccination in my country? AZ side effects? The winter has been hard in many ways. I have been struggling with fatigue since Christmas which has not become any better after I had my Astra…

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Pain, Healing, and Purpose

Pain, Healing, and Purpose

Pain can take many forms. As a pretty concrete person, when I hear pain, I first think about physical pain. Since I live with chronic pain, I’m well acquainted with this kind of pain. However, I’m also acquainted with psychological and emotional pain, not just as a woman living with terminal cancer, but also as […]Pain, Healing, and Purpose

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Holiday at First camp in Umea

Holiday at First camp in Umea

We have now spend a lazy holiday at First camp in Umea, Sweden. It is like little Norway because there are Norwegians everywhere. In between I can hear some Finish, Dutch, Germans and Swedish. The First camp in Umea The First camp is an expensive place even when you are camping in your our own  caravan.. But we love the camp. There is a lot of possibilities which makes the place attractive like a…

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Visiting the Nyholm's Redoubt

Visiting the Nyholm’s Redoubt

Today my friend and I visiting the Nyholm’s Redoubt in Bodo Norway. We met both snow and sunny weather on our way. But that is how it have to be up North during the winter. You just have to dress properly and not forget the spiked shoes. The facts As far as I know, the Nyholm`s Redoubt was buildt in 1806 to protect the grain storage from attacks from the English warships. This was during the…

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Hiking in my neighbourhood

Hiking in my neighbourhood

I am so lucky living in a city where I actually can be hiking in my neighbourhood. My city I am living in a small town called Bodo with just 50 000 inhabitants. Many of us, including me come from suburban districts and we have to move to a city for college or university. The Vestfjord https://wp.me/pb4jAC-kD Hiking in my neighbourhood My best friend Hanne and I Every Sundays my best friend and I…

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Hot or Cold, Weather Alone Has No Significant Effect on COVID-19 Spread At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread.

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Knitting dolls dressed up for Christmas

Knitting dolls dressed up for Christmas

How the days are flying? Soon the best time of the year will be here. The best Christmas gift this year would be a safe and an effective vaccine against Covid-19. Instead I try to ease of the anxiety knitting dolls dressed up for Christmas.

Hand knitting is mental hygiene

The knitted dolls

I was really satisfied with the result. I gave my mother a boy and a girl goblin and she loved them. That…

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BCAM: October 13th Most of us who have or have had breast cancer, especially if we are older when we are diagnosed, do not have to face Stage IV.

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The importance of Pinktober

The importance of Pinktober

I don’t have to tell you the importance of Pinktober which is a reminder to check your breasts, and please do. But if Pinktober is the reason why you examine your breast at least once a year that is better than never, and I would say Pinktober has achieved something.

There are some recommendations how to check your breasts.

Self examination

Not a cancer journey

I did the self examination on…

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The Color of Cancer Strong reading from Iliene<3 For this the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness month, we the stage four terminally ill are allotted one whole day, October 13th.

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National suicide prevention month

National suicide prevention month

September is world national suicide prevention month, and today is worl suicide prevention day! I’ve been suicidal many, many times. If you feel suicidal right now, please know your not alone. If you feel like your unable to go on, there is help out there. There are phone lines, crisis lines, suicide hotlines, and its […]

National suicide prevention month

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My super motivational Fitbit watch

My super motivational Fitbit watch

My previous post was pretty anxious and depressive. I wrote about how I tried to escape my cancer thoughts. Trying to escape my cancer thoughts.  To sum it up I was really shaken after Kate Preston`s death, and I spent most of my time running away from my feelings. I was grieving in a way even though I didn’t know her. My walking was in the beginning rather obsessive. But I decided to continue…

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Trying to escape my cancer thoughts

Trying to escape my cancer thoughts

I am very sad to day. I woke up this morning full of plans for the day. After scrolling the newspapers on the Internet I discovered that Kate Preston is diseased after a two years struggle against breast cancer. I met my own fear with anxiety and I could not sit still. All my plans were changed. Instead I have been trying to escape my cancer thoughts with a very long walk.

Unhappy New year with…

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