{"id":80,"date":"2022-01-11T11:54:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:29:48","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"80\" class=\"elementor elementor-80\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5d2f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f5d2f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8de930 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8de930\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffaa35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ffaa35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26728c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a26728c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993090a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"993090a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b400aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b400aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Marie-Henderson.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43\" alt=\"Marie Henderson - The Gift\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Marie-Henderson.png 717w, https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Marie-Henderson-300x257.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa887a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa887a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534b9b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"534b9b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b891e elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"28b891e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-call-to-action.min.css\">\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/heres-to-the-next-chapter-in-my-journey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_9471-954x1024.jpeg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Marie Henderson Blog\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 1<\/b><br>Are you talking about me\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI just couldn\u2019t believe what I was hearing. The radiologist and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) were using words such as malignancy, surgery and radiotherapy. It was surreal...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3846322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3846322\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2863162 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2863162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-2-triple-negative-breast-cancer-game-changer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Marie-Henderson-Bush-walk-photo.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Marie Henderson - Bush walk photo\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 2<\/b><br>Triple Negative Breast Cancer<br>Game changer!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMy friend and I were really looking forward to hearing the results of my surgery at post-operative outpatients appointment...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f3303a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f3303a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4a9e6 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"cf4a9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-3-retirement-and-radical-mastectomy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Last-day-at-work.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Marie Henderson - Last day at work\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 3<\/b><br>Retirement and radical mastectomy \t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI was so fortunate to be able to return to work for 8 days prior to my next surgery. It was really important to me to finish in a professional manner...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4fb8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca4fb8e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c69eb6 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0c69eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-4-chemo-cycle-1\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1st-Cycle-of-Chemo.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"1st Cycle of Chemo\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 4<\/b><br>1st cycle of chemo 4th January 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI had imagined the nurse hanging up my chemo bags and letting them infuse over a 2-3 hour period, occasionally popping in to make sure all was going well...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fe173 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1fe173\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc0041 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fc0041\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9a72e elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"5d9a72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-5-keep-your-hair-on\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shopping-in-the-local-supermarket-Jan-2022.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Shopping in the local Supermarket\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 5<\/b><br>Keep your hair on!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cHey lady\u201d.  Mr 5-year-old sped toward me from across the culdesac on his tiny scooter, red and yellow flames on the footboard no doubt making him feel very sporty and brave; \u201cYou want to see how high I can jump?\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95165f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95165f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba7c1f elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2ba7c1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-6-were-not-doing-chemo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Medications.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Medications\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 6<\/b><br>We\u2019re not doing chemo! \t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cYou\u2019ve had a torrid time\u201d. My Medical Oncologist reacted in an affirming manner as I plonked myself down next to her desk. \u201cWe\u2019re not doing chemo\u201d, she said.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a845f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3a845f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df4451 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"5df4451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-7-dancing-with-a-machine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dancing-with-a-Machine.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Dancing with a machine\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 7<\/b><br>Dancing with the machine!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can breathe and swallow but don\u2019t move\n\u201cNo \u2026 no \u2026 don\u2019t try to help \u2026 we\u2019ll move you\u201d. The 2 radiation technicians focus intently on the alignment of laser lines with the 4 tiny radiotherapy tatoos on my chest...\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71d643 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a71d643\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9b729 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0e9b729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-8-gidday-mate-gender-uncertainty\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Gidday-mate-gender-uncertainty.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Gidday mate\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 8<\/b><br>Gidday mate & gender uncertainty.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cGidday mate. You OK?\u201d. The dust-covered ATV (all-terrain vehicle) had been following our motorhome through several tight bends on the narrow, rutted east coast road. There were no safe opportunities to let the vehicle pass. Road signs said \u201cUneven surface\u201d.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b7942 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14b7942\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17bb1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17bb1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb40659 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"cb40659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-9-what-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loving-exploring-on-my-eBike-May-2022.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Marie on her eBike\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 9<\/b><br>What now?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNot a question I can answer.\n\u201cThis might not be a fair question \u2026 will the fact that I only had one of the six chemotherapy sessions affect my prognosis \u2026 shorten my life?\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db3cd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9db3cd1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e7808 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"07e7808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-10-tell-us-about-the-gifts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Where-are-the-gifts.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Where are the gifts\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 10<\/b><br>Where are the gifts?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI don\u2019t think that cancer is a gift. I don\u2019t think God gives gifts like cancer\u201d. My friend looked both quizzical and concerned after I had spoken about aspects of my journey during a Breast Cancer \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2055cd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2055cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bb310 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"06bb310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-11-1st-anniversary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jim-I-are-enjoying-our-beautiful-environment-being-and-living-while-we-both-have-the-ability-to-do-so.-Cycling-to-Tawhiti-Museum-2022..png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Jim &amp; I are enjoying our beautiful environment , \u201cbeing\u201d and \u201cliving\u201d while we both have the ability to do so. Cycling to Tawhiti Museum 2022.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 11<\/b><br>1st Anniversary\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cNovember the 18th\u201d, I casually commented as I stepped into the shower. \u201cIt\u2019s a year since my mastectomy and clearance of lymph nodes\u201d\n\u201cOh is it?\u201d, husband Jim responded, not quite awake. \u201cHow do you feel about only having one? Do you notice?\u201d\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571ffcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"571ffcd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26d3f9 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"a26d3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-12-just-ask\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Newly-weds-on-the-farm-at-Whangaehu-1988.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Newly-weds on the farm at Whangaehu 1988\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 12<\/b><br>Just Ask\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThat\u2019s a very big breast. Would you like me to make it smaller?\u201d, my surgeon asked during my recent surgical follow-up appointment. His inquiring eyes looked straight into mine. \u201cIt\u2019s been 2 years since your mastectomy. It\u2019s up to you .... \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d54ed8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d54ed8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8d195 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f8d195\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0996115 elementor-cta--layout-image-above elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-out elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0996115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\".elementor-bg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/blog-13-freedom\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: var(--e-bg-lazyload-loaded); --e-bg-lazyload: url(https:\/\/www.thegift.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Go-be-healthy-and-enjoy-your.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\u201cGo &amp; be healthy and enjoy your retirement\u201d, my surgeon said. February 2024\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Blog 13<\/b><br>Freedom\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cI thought you had a couple of ablations to sort your crazy heart rhythms out\u201d, my surgeon said as his fingers gently probed around my recently implanted defibrillator. \u201cThey didn\u2019t think about putting it on the other side?\u201d  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here for more\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8708976 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8708976\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0f2c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea0f2c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b0616 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4b0616\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af839f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af839f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blogs Blog 1Are you talking about me I just couldn\u2019t believe what I was hearing. 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