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If you don't have health insurance, listen up.

Please, everyone, get health insurance. It has saved us so much and been an amazing contribution to my treatment. I have always had...

Needles, needles, and more needles.

Since starting this process I have been stabbed with 12-15 needles and its been 3 weeks. I am already sick of it. All of these needs are...

"A new Dani."

I chose to shave my head six days after I was diagnosed and before I even started chemo. The week I found out I felt so out of control of...

Want to help?

Here are some websites and other resources for anyone who is interested :) Official NZ Breast Cancer Website https://www.breastcancerfoun...

My Mutant Tit.

It took me some time to accept what has happened to me. I felt yuck, like something was broken, like I was a mutant. I often joked "My...

My Treatment Plan

A few people have asked what my treatment plan is and also have questioned why I am doing things in the order I am. I am on six rounds of...

My first ever night in hospital

Not long after I wrote my last post I discovered a large bruise on my thigh. I only discovered it because I was showing a girl at work my...

Chemo Round 1/6

My first chemo day I wasn't nervous, I was excited. Excited to start killing this bastard disease. I had a nice day actually, considering...

"You look like Sinead O'Connor!"

The next week that passed I had a myriad of tests, blood tests, heart tests, MRI scans, portocath surgery, the whole works. I felt like a...

"This is truely unfair, I'm so sorry honey."

I was taken into the Mamogram room with the assistant. She was a lovely lady. I looked at her and all she said was "This is truely...

The day my 'anal' doctor saved my life.

I have recently moved from the North Shore to Eden Terrace into a gorgeous little flat with my boyfriend, Nick. Because of this I changed...

Nick.

Nick came along when I least expected - I know that is cliche but this is the truth. I had finished my time in London and got back to NZ,...

The birth of live a little.

I haven't made many questionable decisions, mostly, but this was one permanent decision I would carry for the rest of my life, etched on...

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