Funeral live stream - new link
Some issues with the previous link, use this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ6eqfpwck8
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Jul 26
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...
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Jul 23
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...
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Jul 4
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...
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Jun 28
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...
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Jun 16
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...
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May 31
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...
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May 17
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...
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May 14
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...
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May 3
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...
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Apr 14
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...
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Mar 25
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...
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Mar 23
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...
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Feb 23
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...
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Dec 15, 2023
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...
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Dec 11, 2023
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)....
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Nov 4, 2023
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...
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Oct 22, 2023
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...
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Oct 9, 2023
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...
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Aug 31, 2023
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...
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Jul 27, 2023
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...
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Jul 2, 2023
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...
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Jun 17, 2023
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...
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2023
Robin's Cancer Journey
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