Diary of a Saasy Girl

At the beginning of this year I took a punt and booked flights and a hotel for Dreamforce. I had missed the event. I had always considered it my version of a Yoga retreat, somewhere where I can recharge, catch up with the lovely people of the community and learn. At the time I didn't realise how true this would feel for me.  Having being diagnosed with breast cancer in April I put together a life spreadsheet of important dates and activities that I didn't want to miss. Dreamforce was one of them and I worked with my medical team to  work my Chemo treatments around the event. Fast forward to September and with 15/16 Chemo treatments completed I was off to Dreamforce, with the promise to complete my cycle upon my return. It was so good to be back in San Francisco again, and experiencing the buzz that Dreamforce brings. It was a much smaller audience this year; the team played the numbers cautiously due to Covid still circling around the population. But saying that, it still mana...

Yesterday we headed into the hospital for my last Chemo session, number 16. We arrived to the Oncology suite bearing gifts for the medical team. They consisted of sucky sweets to replenish the jars in the suite for the patients and their visitors to chomp on, just as we had. We also gave a plant for the consultation room and posh Belgium biscuits for the staff to share and dunk in their tea if they so wished. There was  one last present, a framed version of My Life Spreadsheet. If you have been following along with my previous blogs then you'll understand the importance of the spreadsheet. I presented an original version to my Oncologist the first time we met. The spreadsheet plotted all the important dates and holidays that I had planned from May onwards for the rest of the year. 2022 was a big year for me. It represented the freedom from 2 years of pandemic and in addition, I was turning 50 in September. I wanted to catch up on all the things I had missed in life. My year was pla...