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Funeral live stream - new link
Some issues with the previous link, use this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ6eqfpwck8
Jul 26, 2024
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Funeral live stream
Please use the following link to view a live stream of Robin's funeral: https://www.youtube.com/live/HP-1ta7VQFI?si=FI1npailZQs4_UO0...
Jul 26, 2024
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Journey's end
Dykstra, Robin. Passed on peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of the 23rd of July 2024 at the age of 58 in the tranquil setting...
Jul 23, 2024
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Heartbreaking news
The cautious hope of treatment we received last week has been dashed and we are left reeling and devastated. The night before treatment...
Jul 4, 2024
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Don’t Look Down
Here we go again. This roller coaster we are all on, has not, as it turns out, run out of twists yet. Just as we thought we were nearing...
Jun 28, 2024
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A hard pill to swallow
It’s been almost 3 weeks since coming home from hospital and at this stage the healing process is going well but it’s still going to take...
Jun 16, 2024
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Home at Last
Another brief update to let you know that Robin is home from his two and a half weeks in hospital. The recovery process was initially...
May 31, 2024
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Post Surgery
This is just a brief update on how things are going. Robin had abdominal surgery yesterday to remove a section of his bowel. The surgery...
May 17, 2024
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Life in Limbo
Thank you, Haidee, for another beautifully written blog. Writing has always been a struggle for me which is why I never churned out many...
May 14, 2024
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Living in the Moment
What a week it’s been (last week, that is)! Celebrating Dad’s 58th birthday with a relaxing cruise to the hot pools on lake Rotoiti, then...
May 3, 2024
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New Developments
It’s been about a year since my first diagnosis and, unfortunately, I haven’t improved as much as I would have hoped. My physical and...
Apr 14, 2024
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Home, Sweet Home
Great news; Dad is back home again! And has made it through his first cancer-related hospital stay - a new milestone. A cause for the...
Mar 25, 2024
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Hospital Blues
Just a quick update: Dad's been feeling more unwell over the past week, with intermittent high fevers and stomach upset. Last night he...
Mar 23, 2024
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Cautiously Optimistic
Summer is nearly over, and once again we find ourselves in the waiting room of dad's oncologist's office, a now familiar place, nervously...
Feb 23, 2024
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Dear Dad
Dad, you have always been a man of science, and your life is ruled by evidence-based decisions and logic. This is, of course, a...
Dec 15, 2023
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Scanxiety Strikes Again
It's been over six weeks since Dad started chemotherapy treatment, which means it's time for his next CT scan (scheduled for tomorrow)....
Dec 11, 2023
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Dom P with a Side of Steroids
Last week, Dad received the first of his chemotherapy treatments. As luck had it, this coincided with the week mum had to go down to...
Nov 4, 2023
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Not What We Hoped For
update by Robin Ten days ago I had my appointment with the oncologist. I was very hopeful and gladly exclaimed to my oncologist that I...
Oct 22, 2023
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Scanxiety
We are back in the waiting place and it’s not an easy place to be. Last Friday, Robin had the next CT scan and we are again awaiting the...
Oct 9, 2023
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A brief update
This morning, I accompanied my parents to Dad's appointment with his oncologist. Having just had a CT scan the week before, this would be...
Aug 31, 2023
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The Waiting Place
You can get so confused that you'll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across...
Jul 27, 2023
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Straight from the horse’s mouth
Thank you Haidee for starting this series of blogs off and for providing a very informative channel. For this blog I want to first follow...
Jul 2, 2023
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In which Dad ended up with the wrong kind of CRC
When Dad entered his new GP’s office for a routine checkup, he never dreamed he would be walking into a cancer diagnosis. “Your...
Jun 17, 2023
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Robin's Cancer Journey
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