Your life in your hands

Things have really taken a turn for the worse. Not only have I given up dairy - more of that later - but I have replaced it with cross stitch. Some strange urge came over me in haberdashery at JL and I found my way sidling over to the cash desk with a tiny package and a scary number of lavender threads - all of which I later discovered had to be divided into 6 individual strands. This was about the same time I discovered there was no printed picture on the scarily blank white cloth and I actually had to fully concentrate on counting endless identical squares containing druid colour symbols in order to replicate the 'Charming Victorian picture panel'.

But I have to say - it saw me through some bad post chemo hours - the very effort of it all has had a strangely calming effect on my usual frantic state - and I find myself thinking about bringing a halogen light into the bedroom or even moving the furniture to get a better light...Will my life ever be the same again?

Also spent a large part of today reading my new bible - 'Your Life in your Hands' by Professor Jane Plant. A scientist and long term breast cancer survivor - she has conducted a huge amount of seriously compelling evidence showing a link between eating milk, cheese, yoghurt and all things dairy - and the growing incidence of both breast and prostate cancers in western society. I for one am convinced that I will be doing myself a huge favour in forgoing these things - and giving my diet a complete overhaul. I know that I am also forgoing dinner invitations for the rest of my life and that my entire French family will now look at me with even more polite forebearance - but I can live with that.