Bree’s Biggest Morning Tea

20/05/2026

My newest hobby Junk Journaling. It’s important for me to be able to calm my mind and alleviate some of the stress in my life so I take on new hobbies all the time. This is my page dedicated to cancer but I have lots of other pages going 🙂 I’m rubbish at it now but I’ll get the hang of it I’m sure!

16/05/2026

Today is my daughter’s 15th birthday and I really didn’t know if I would get to see that happen. So, today above all else, I am grateful to spend quality time with her and my little family. I am so beyond proud of who she is - so proud!

Love family time!

16/05/2026

This weeks update -

It’s been a pretty good week, nothing too major to really report but I am still dealing with this crippling anxiety.
I went to my doctor (GP) who has started a process to put me on the right medication (for now) without being an issue with my cancer meds.
It is a slow process and her biggest advice was that I need to work through my feelings and my grief and trauma from something too big to comprehend (facing death) and I agree, although I know it’s going to be a very bumpy road.
I’ve filmed a video talking about my experience and I will upload it at some point but not just yet.

I am very curious to see how my thoughts and opinions change from now to once I’ve unpacked all of this.

I’m still above all else trying to stay as positive as possible and appreciate that life threw me a curveball but I was able to fight and get my way through.

I have questioned my faith more than I wish to admit but I’m learning to accept things for what they are.

I’ll be fine, I am strong and I am a warrior -
as always ❤️

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

When I heard the words “I’m sorry to say, but it is cancer” just over a year ago, my whole life turned upside down. But in that moment I chose to fight.. and so I did, and thankfully, I won. But now after so long, my body and mind have decided now is the time to be afraid. So I’m giving myself some motivation to fight through this just like I have before. I have picked up scrapbooking lately and I have photos from my journey and my cancer photoshoot, so I decided to do something creative with them. It’s raw and unpolished but that’s just me.

09/05/2026

1 year, 3 months and 18 days ago my world changed forever.
You never know what you will do in those moments. For me, I thought I would break apart, but for some reason I found the fire that I needed to get through. I chose to fight.
Luckily and thanks to God I got through when so many don’t.

I am just starting to feel the after effects of what I went through.. the fear, the grief and the anxiety has crept up on me. I wake up each day terrified of what can happen and how quickly it all changes. It’s going to take a while to unpack everything but I have learnt through this that I really can do hard things and that I will fight, so I know I’ll be ok.

Who knows why I lived.. but I need to make my life worth it. I can do this. Roar!

29/03/2026

Dipping my toes back into the makeup artistry world and setting up my portfolio! If you want to follow along I would love to have you! Help me build up my portfolio again.

Here’s my link for my page -

Love to all!

https://www.facebook.com/share/181XgP2PDZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Hi, I’m Bree makeup artist. I love makeup, colour and getting creative. Sharing fun looks, easy tips and products I’m loving. Makeup should feel joyful, expressive and a little bit magical.

27/03/2026

Forgot to say in my update that I recently went to hospital as I was being treated for a staph infection for a wound on my incision line and it turns out I am massively allergic to the one medication that could actually treat my MRSA staph infection.

I’ve never had allergies before but turns out I can’t take this medication ever.

My body was shutting down and the doctors couldn’t work out why my levels were where they were at. I had very low blood pressure and my blood cell counts and other blood results were all over the place.

But we got control and I was released after 4 days.

So yup that’s my health update🥴

27/03/2026

Update -

Things have been going pretty well except for a couple of scares, but I am starting to think that comes with the territory!

I had a mammogram the other day as I have found some lumpy tissue in my right breast. It will be fine I’m sure but I am still pretty nervous.

Starting to really work through the trauma I went through with my cancer journey including the trauma I suffered from going through delirium. It had such an impact on my life and my mental wellbeing ever since.

I’m thinking of doing a story time about the insane world that I “lived” in for 3 weeks. It’s a lot, like a lot a lot..

I will keep you all updated about the results from my scans and let you know if I end up doing the story time

08/03/2026

The saga continues…

A couple of months ago I had an internal stitch from my surgery start making its way halfway out through my scar (which was as weird as it sounds!). I had it removed at the time, but recently I noticed a lump and a small wound in the same spot, so I went back to the doctor and they took a swab.

The results came back showing a staph infection called MRSA (often referred to as Golden Staph). It can be a bit tricky to treat because it’s resistant to many antibiotics, but the good news is my doctor is on top of it and we’re managing it.

Just to reassure everyone — I’m not contagious in everyday situations. The only real risk would be if someone touched my wound and then touched their own open wound. My doctor simply suggested avoiding contact with people who are severely immunocompromised, just as an extra precaution.

So if you happen to fall into that category, please let me know so I can be mindful. Even then the chances of passing it on are extremely small, but I thought it was best to be open and transparent.

Cancer update: I’m still living with around 5% cancer remaining, but overall I’m doing really well and there’s no sign that it has spread (as far as we know). I do have a mammogram booked at the end of the month to check out a few lumps in my breast. The doctor marked it as urgent, but unfortunately the earliest appointment available was then — so for now I’m staying positive and hoping everything checks out just fine.

Thank you all for your kindness, support, and for following along on this very unexpected journey with me. It means more than you know. 💛

28/02/2026

Update! Things are going pretty well except I have a wound that’s opened up right on my scar from my cancer removal/hysterectomy surgery so we are battling with that and I found some fibrous tissue in my right breast so the doctor has ordered a urgent Mammogram. Apparently even marked as urgent I have to wait until the end of March! But my tumour markers are good as of a few weeks ago so everything should be fine!