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Part 2 –Why Yesterday Was Not the Best Day of My Life (pesky tumour) … But Also Not the Worst!

Posted on August 12, 2025 by winesoakedramblings - The Blog of Vickie van Dyke

And so the saga of “the spot” on my lung continues. And I do think it’s weird that no one in the medical profession, not the radiologist or the emerg doc or my family doc or the respirologist at the … Continue reading →

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The Year Christmas Came Late …

Posted on November 25, 2020 by winesoakedramblings - The Blog of Vickie van Dyke

It was December 1992. The year that my Christmas belly-full-of-jelly was about as big as Santa’s himself. Except my belly was full of baby. However, the only bells that were jingling were the ones on the blood pressure monitor. The … Continue reading →

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Will You Suffer From Returnaphobia?

Posted on April 30, 2020 by winesoakedramblings - The Blog of Vickie van Dyke

Yes I just made up that word. Because at present there is no word to describe the fear some of us may experience when the time comes to re-enter “normal life”. When the time comes to sit on a plane, … Continue reading →

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It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day so Let’s Talk and … Tell The Truth

Posted on January 30, 2019 by winesoakedramblings - The Blog of Vickie van Dyke

Many years ago I went through a period of feeling pretty darn depressed. Like sad to the point of crying – or actually weeping buckets – for weeks on end. Finally a close friend dragged me to my doctor to … Continue reading →

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