Diary of a Saasy Girl

In the world of software delivery, project teams will often focus to produce an output of product on a cyclical basis. In other words, project teams work in sprints of activity. Sprints are a dedicated tranche of time where the team will focus on working on a particular set of tasks, with the aim to complete them within the time set, such as 2 weeks.  I am now on the second phase of Chemo which is a third drug, being administered to me on a weekly basis. I now feel like I am in my own sprint cycle. Let me tell you how this is going.  I have 12 sessions of this drug and I have already completed 7. The weekly sessions are helping to notch up the numbers but I do feel like a hamster on its wheel.  This is my routine. Chemo happens on a Wednesday so I duly head to the hospital to get my fill of chemicals for the day. Wednesday is also known as going out for lunch day as I do get fed while I am there. I get presented a menu choice of a hot meal special of the day or regular op...

This blog has been playing in the back of my mind for several weeks now. It's been superseded by other subjects along the way as they have been more time relevant. But now is the time to write this one.  In projects, Lessons Learnt is when the project team look back over previous implementations to reflect on what went well, not so well and what they would change if they did it all again. It helps the team to learn from mistakes and also use again the assets or knowledge that proved beneficial.  I'm using this concept of Lesson's Learnt to track back my own medical history. Strap yourselves in folks, this is a long one... Warning - if you are in any way affected by medical conversations or abuse from a medical professional then you may want to give this chapter a miss.  Here goes... My childhood was pretty uneventful. My mum tells me I went to hospital at the age of 3 for a cyst on my eye, other than that no real scrapes or broken bones to speak of.  My periods start...