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Wig-on-her After being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer I decided I wanted to help Breast Cancer Now

24/05/2026

I can't actually believe I have done 6 weeks full time in school. It's the children that keep us going ❀️Politics are rubbish at the moment, education doesn't seem to be at the forefront of anyone's politics and it definitely should be. Children are our future! Yet no-one wants to invest in them. Maybe I'm getting suckered into the makerfield bi election. Anyway I completed 6weeks of work πŸŽ‰ I had a wobble at week 4 when they told me I needed another operation but I've got my head around it and when the time comes I will face it head on again. Xx

Back at Whiston tomorrow for my check up. First time I will have seen my surgeon since Jan. His team have been brilliant...
07/05/2026

Back at Whiston tomorrow for my check up. First time I will have seen my surgeon since Jan. His team have been brilliant tho!

01/05/2026

Week 17
Properly back into working now and I'm loving it ❀️
I'm so tired all the time but think I am improving week on week. Well, it's 9 o'clock and I'm still awake πŸ˜‚
Enjoying back to running the kids around and even went swimming with the youngest last weekend πŸŠβ€β™€οΈ Going to try and walk up a mountain at the weekend πŸ˜¬πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈAnd got a swampy muddy run next weekend for my sons football team. If you want to sponsor the link is below πŸ™

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/joanna-pardey-4?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=WA

Week 15I'm back to work πŸŽ‰πŸ˜΄πŸ˜‚ I have loved being back with the children in work but I am so tired after my first full week...
17/04/2026

Week 15
I'm back to work πŸŽ‰πŸ˜΄πŸ˜‚ I have loved being back with the children in work but I am so tired after my first full week 😴 😴😴 It's 5.30pm and my bed is already calling. It was funny that my first week back was rock day so I was back in a wig again. What do you think? πŸ˜‚

I've also been signed off from physio πŸŽ‰ The movement in my shoulder is better now than it was before surgery. It's just all about building up my fitness again now so I need to get moving more.

Week 13 & 14All my physical restrictions have gone πŸ₯³ so I decided to attempt running again. It felt so strange on my sto...
09/04/2026

Week 13 & 14
All my physical restrictions have gone πŸ₯³ so I decided to attempt running again. It felt so strange on my stomach and ended up more - run abit, walk abit - but it's a start! πŸƒβ€β™€οΈβ€βž‘οΈπŸšΆβ€β™€οΈβ€βž‘οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈβ€βž‘οΈπŸšΆβ€β™€οΈβ€βž‘οΈ

I was also allowed to swim and spa again so I could join my family on a spa day. First time in a swim suit and I felt great. Last time I was so self conscious and felt I spent the time tense while I avoided people's stares. This time it was lovely and so relaxing πŸ‘™

We've had the kids off for Easter and I've been able to join in with their activities again πŸŽ‰ It's nice watching them having fun but so much better when I can join in.

Now the physical restrictions are gone I've no excuse not to clean and iron πŸ€ͺ oh well, it's been quite satisfying getting the house straight.



06/04/2026

Weeks 11 & 12
These were a little frustrating. Lymphodema in my stomach was causing swelly belly whenever I did too much. I was doing too much because I had the energy too and basically can't help myself. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ
Physio is going very well. I have a better range of movement in my left arm than I have done since my masectomy. This is getting better too πŸŽ‰
Now I'm at 12weeks the stomach exercises can increase slightly and I've been given the ok to run and swim again. If my tummy swells up I just need to wait and rest until I start exercising again. This should wake up the lymphatic system and help.
I did a phased return back to work and really enjoyed being back with the children. It's nice waking up my brain too. Felt like I'd never been away. ❀️
The hot sweats have gone again πŸŽ‰ just in time for a turn in weather πŸ₯ΆπŸ˜‚


This was me then. 2023 After months of chemo that didn't work πŸ˜ͺ I'd just got home from having my masectomy. I was so hap...
30/03/2026

This was me then. 2023 After months of chemo that didn't work πŸ˜ͺ I'd just got home from having my masectomy. I was so happy to have had the cancer removed. πŸŽ‰

This is me now. Wind swept and happy. I have just done my first dog walk. I've waited just over 12weeks to heal from my diep reconstruction. It feels like I can leave it all behind me now. ❀️




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26/03/2026

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15/03/2026

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Happy Mother’s Day πŸ’

To all the women who carry love like a lifeline;

To those yearning to become mothers,
To the brave new moms just beginning the journey,
To those who have never known a mother’s love but give it freely anyway,
To the mothers who have lost children and carry silent grief with grace,
To the fur moms who nurture with warmth and care,
To the bonus moms who chose to love children not born of them,
To the moms who’ve lost their own moms and carry their memory forward,
To the women who mother others through mentorship, friendship, and compassion,
To grandmothers who are the roots and wisdom of the family,
To single moms holding it all together with strength and selflessness,
To stepmoms who love without limits,
To adoptive moms who turned hope into family,
To foster moms who love, let go, and still give again,
To women who mother through prayer, kindness, and quiet acts of love -

Today we celebrate you.

Your strength, your love, your resilience - these shape the world.
Whether your motherhood is through birth, choice, circumstance, or heart-
You are seen. You are appreciated. You are deeply loved.

Happy Mother’s Day. You are a gift. 🌷
Maretism

Weeks 9 & 10Started off great πŸ₯³ Driving around, back to footy and dance with the kids. Saw some friends. Then the swelly...
13/03/2026

Weeks 9 & 10

Started off great πŸ₯³ Driving around, back to footy and dance with the kids. Saw some friends. Then the swelly belly decided it wasn't going down! Not even after a nights sleep 😒 I am now constantly feeling uncomfortable. There's no pain with it at all! Just feel bloated and nauseous. It's very strange to be hungry and nauseous at the same time. I am still eating less than before so roll on my size 10 body πŸ˜‚
So I saw physio and she thinks it could be lymphodema because my lymphatic system has been messed around with. She's confident it is temporary πŸŽ‰ and I need to mention it to my consultant at our next meeting in a couple of weeks.

Physio actually went really well. Apart from the lymphodema my stomach is healing well and getting stronger. I can still keep increasing my walking and have new pilates style exercises to strengthen my hips and core up gently.πŸ§˜β€β™€οΈ I have also increased movement in my arm and shoulder.

Then........the hot sweats decided to come back πŸ₯΅ Calling them hot sweats or flushes does not give them the mention they deserve. It is extreme, you feel it in your toes and it sweeps it's way up to your head. Engulfing you in an intense heat. I go bright red and sweat. It's gross. It also makes me feel abit light headed. Luckily they don't last long. But they are so annoying! So if you see my bright red face, I'm not embarrassed, well I am but that's not the cause of it. Just another small aftermath of chemo treatment.

Still had a fabulous couple of weeks though! Starting to get back into work. Enjoying longer dog walks with the help and company of family because I still can't hold the giddy dogs lead. Got to watch my gorgeous girl smash it at cross country competition. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈβ€βž‘οΈThere are bonuses to being off. ❀️

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