Author Archives: Nishat Dossa

Feeling much better today..sorry about the moan last night!🙈 Today is the Hindu festival of colours. I am a Muslim but I like to take parts from other religions that appeal to me. I feel that we all have the same root beliefs and goals but just take different paths. This festival of colours hadContinue reading “Goodbye winter..hello spring!”

Feel low today. So exhausted. The ‘dreaded chemo fatigue’, a lot of Nausea, and I have cried for about 2 hours on and off. Tears just roll down. Thank goodness for my eye mask to cover it up if I dont want people to ask me questions about why I am crying because there isContinue reading “Chemo #8 Day 1”

I have had an amazing week and,therefore, not had time to write! Went on a spa break with DH. It was so relaxing. We had booked it ages ago and we were going to cancel it but then I remembered that we are meant to enjoy the journey and not just be waiting until thisContinue reading “Fun!!”

A midnight conversation with DH triggered lots of thoughts in my head! It probably was a bit too intense just before bed but it was great! He read through a description of heaven and how beautiful it will be. Got us discussing life and how we get so caught up in it. We so easilyContinue reading “💷Money,money,money!💷”

What more can I ask for…woke up to DD showing me cooking videos..mouth watering recipes including hone made naan bread (which she later made and were scrumptious!). It was lovely to spend time in bed just talking with her and chilling! She is at that age where she can explore everything…often I feel we getContinue reading “💚 I love Saturday! 💚”

So I spoke too soon about sleeping like a log😕…I slept for 2 hours and now awake. Chewing gum and having more anti sickness tablets. I have propped up my pillows and this is is helping. Alhamdulillah (praise be to God). So here are my rainbow colours for now which, in all honesty , willContinue reading “It’s 4am and I’m awake!”

Day 3…went in to the hospital to get chemo bottle removed. Have felt nauseous constantly and so tired. I now understand what they meant by ‘chemo fatigue’. So tired all the time. No energy. Even getting out of bed takes a lot of motivation and energy! The upside is that I am sleeping now likeContinue reading “Not a good day!”

Long day at the hospital today. Started treatment slightly later than usual and had 2 ECG’s done to check heart rate. I have heart palputations randomly a few times a day. Nothing major and apparently a possible side effect of the treatment as well but Nicola just wanted to make sure heart is ok. ItContinue reading “Chemo #7 today”

There have been so many signs around me this week about being nice and doing good things for others. So I felt I had to write about my thoughts. In Anita Moorjani’s books she had said many times that if we are mindful, there are signs all around us. A WhatsApp forward I was sentContinue reading “Kindness is contagious..”

So we have come home finally and the building work is done!Feels good to be back. I have to admit I felt a little lost at first but have accepted that I need to just take it easy and do a little bit at a time. Kids were over the moon to be back asContinue reading “🏡 Home sweet Home 🏡”