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Patsy Jose

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Joy is - Going down memory Lane with this one.
21st April 2023 the day I got diagnosed with Breast Cancer 🎀

It's a year to this day & still gives me goosebumps. As usual we were back on the road after my biopsy with absolutely no clue that it could turn out this way. Opening my reports that Sunny afternoon it's one day I always remember.
Kept reading the word Malignant, over & over again. How was I going to break it to Francis & my little Megan ✨️

What a journey it has been since that day onwards. One that tested me & my family in so many ways. From initial days of denial, making the right choices to surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation.. 2023 was definitely a year to remember, with also some precious moments of being on the Billboards & Newspapers for Tanishq 🩷

The last one year taught me a lot about how much had I ignored myself for years. Cancer came as a blessing in many ways. I had all the time in the world, lying on my bed for days, I started to be more conscious of my thoughts, action & words.
I knew I was given another chance to life & this time I would do everything it took to love, care & be more patient with myself ✨️

To every woman, please do your regular checks & do not ignore any signs your body is trying to tell you. Know that help is just around the corner like it came to me every single time.
And to every man.. please be there for your lady 🩷

To my hospitals Baptist Hospital Bangalore & Aster Medicity, Kochi I thank all my Doctors, Nurses & Staff for taking care of me the best way possible ✨️

To everyone who kept me in their thoughts, prayers & checking on me, being there when I needed it the most.. thank you for being part of my journey & grateful to have each one of you in my life 🩷

To Francis & Megan.. Thank you will never be Enough. Can't wait to gather more strength & ride alongside you guys someday. Know your Mumma loves you & will continue making these precious memories with you both & Charlie ✨️

Keep Trippin 🎀

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

#breastcancer
#love #care #healing
#oneyear
#grateful
#gratitude
#blessed
#baptisthospital #bengaluru
#astermedicity #kochi by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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2 years ago

Joy is - Looking back at my Insta stories one more time ❤️

Ever so grateful for this opportunity & thank each one of you who was part of it. This will definitely go down as one of the most beautiful memories for me ❤️

I grew as a person & learnt so much through this journey. You never know when life can surprise & bless you with these priceless moments ❤️

A big thank you to all our friends & family who took time out to take pics & videos of posters, flyers & billboards across India & sharing it with us ❤️
Plz continue to send across pics as it definitely brings a smile on our faces 😁

God Bless each one of you
Keep Trippin ❤️

@tanishqjewellery
@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

#happiness
#memories
#precious
#onceinalifetime
#eversograteful by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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4 years ago

Joy is - October 3rd, 2023 & it's a year to this Beautiful day ✨️

This day brings back some fond memories. A day when I hopped on the bike with Francis after 6 months. It was one of my shortest rides but seemed like the hardest one. I was weak & fragile after chemotherapy but did not want to miss the chance of visiting one of our favourite quite spaces in Kochi 🩷

This day was also the start to my Radiation. Was anxious and nervous & didn't know what to expect. People would often tell me, Pat's.. radiation is going to be better than Chemotherapy. I would just smile & took it one day at a time ✨️

Radiation came with a whole lot of challenges. From daily visits to the hospital for a month to having ulcers down my throat.. I didn't know what else to expect. Drinking water and eating baby food seemed like a luxury. But glad all of this happened cause today I happily take my glass of water & chew my food with a heart full of gratitude 🩷

Such a learning has it been for me and my closest ones, starting with Francis and Megan who always had my back and continue to do so ✨️

It had been months since I scrolled through my pictures and glad I did. Seeing myself all bald reminds me of the time when Megan would often storke my head & say, "I have the cutest Mamma".
Thank you for loving me the way I was & the way I am today 🩷

To each one of you who continue to check on me, keep me in your thoughts and prayers - Thank You and I am blessed to have all of you in my life ✨️

Keep Trippin 😊

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

#baldisbeautiful
#throwback #survivor
#kochi #kerala
#incredibleindia taken in Kakanad by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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2 years ago

Joy is - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church &
Going back to My work.. Our work after 12 long years 💜

We were in Bangalore for a week. From hospital visits to visiting close friends & family through traffic & rain.. Bangalore our city we'll be back so soon ✨️

While chatting with a dear friend over coffee.. who so casually said, "Pats.. I go to this Church every Sunday." This rang a bell as I somewhere recollected Dad, Mum & I had done work around this part of Bangalore. The next thing I know Francis was out there taking me, Megan & a few of our dear friends to this very church that displayed months & years of hard work. I remember dad telling me that we should go back & see our work. I would just nod my head & kept pushing it for a better time. Assisting dad for 20 + years I was never interested in accompanying him to see our art panels getting erected & shine in full glory. But Francis would never miss an opportunity to accompany him whenever he need it, may it be Bangalore or Pulicat 💜

My heart swelled as I walked into the church & did have a bit of a meltdown, missing my dear Baba the most. I would have loved to do this with him by my side & to take those pictures for him. Baba you may not be visible to me but I so felt your beautiful presence in every little piece of glass that continuous to shine so Bright after all these years ✨️

You Francis.. thank you for being part of our journey through stained glass & a lot more.
My Megan.. my little promise to your Appa Joe was to pass down every little knowledge I have about stained glass to you 💜

Hoping to Slowly discover more Churches, Convents & Homes in & around Bangalore we so beautified & blessed, with our Stained Glass Art ✨️

Keep Trippin

[Stained glass art, down memory lane, Bangalore] taken in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Haralur by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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8 days ago

Joy is - Being here at Khardung La cafe at this time of the year with these two Super Riders ages back😊. Burnt & Happy at 18,000 feet 😁

We have been missing these rides for the last 3 years since Pat's was hospitalised. Will be back soon as she has been a Winner to get over everything 😊.

Charlie our Harley who is standing outside has been our constant companion & came into our life through a Super generous friend of ours😊. God bless such people who make dreams come True for others - Selflessly without any expectations 🙏

Hope to be here soon with these 2 with Charlie & another bike this time as the kiddo has grown in these 3 years 😁. We might add a sidecar if everything works out 😊. Possibilities are plenty😁. Dreaming is what we do😊

Keep trippin 😊

(Khardung La, Harley Davidson, Beautiful Ladakh, Incredible India) taken in Khardung La by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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a month ago

Joy is - Realising how Time, Love & the Sea can be the biggest Healer ✨️

It's been one roller-coaster life the last couple of months & some days I even question.. "Life, can you please be a little more kind?" 💜

From moving our home from Bangalore to Goa..
To making a sudden road trip to Ladakh within 10 days
From one random call saying, "Your Dad's unwell " Leaving our everything behind..
To losing him in less than a week & experiencing my biggest pain
From getting back to Goa after 1 & half months with Mum not knowing where to begin..
To undergoing a surgery for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis, one that I lived with for over 8 months

All of this taught me was to just pause & live Life a lot more Fuller, Quiet & Peaceful. Away from all the chaos and rush ✨️

To every pretty cloud in the Sky..
Every ripple of the waves & white sand..
With warm smiles & my little Snowrock..

Grateful & Blessed is all I feel, having my closest ones around me, as the little Brownie Queen can't wait to be back in action with her Brownies and Stained Glass 💜

Until then.. Time, Love & the Sea continuous to be My biggest Healer ✨️

Keep Trippin

(Time, Love, Sea, Utorda) taken in Utorda Beach by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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a month ago

Joy is - 19 years since we legally tied the Knot & turned our little Friendship into this 💜

It's been quite an Adventurous 19 years..
From Court Rooms to Hospital visits..
From travelling on 2 wheels to 4 wheels across Beautiful India to sharing some challenging moments Together..
We've surely come a long long way ✨️

Thank you Frsncis for every Memory We've made Together & look forward to making more with You & our little Megan 💜

Happy Wedding Anniversary Francis ✨️
Keep Trippin!

#weddinganniversary
#livelifetothefullest

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan taken in Incredible India by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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2 months ago

Joy is - "Thira" in Utorda, Goa & this blessing has become our little Home 💜

It's been a week since we moved in & still sinking in that we left Bangalore which has been our home forever ✨️

We may have travelled across India Living out of suitcases and saddle bags but never left the city with all our belongings, crossing the Karnataka border. 2 months ago.. this was not even part of our plan but looking at it today, I can't stop smiling as we pick pineapples, ivy gourd, chillies, coconuts & lemons from our little garden, with our little kitty called Snowrock💜

We definitely miss our Bengaluru weather & it's been a challenge. From lights, traffic & high rise buildings to beautiful scenery, quiet life & beaches.. this Beauty slowly has my heart ✨️

Talk of miracles... 2 years ago I wanted this to happen after I finished my treatment. But Francis case was in its last stage & now that he is finished with It's first phase, we could move. This happened now out of nowhere. Lunch at a friend's place & he offered his gorgeous little home to stay whenever we wanted to. What we thought was a 2 days stay turned out to be a week, eating fresh mangoes every day from the tree outside. We started loving this life & took the decision of moving here & I am sure there is a beautiful reason why we are here 💜

Little fixings our home needs right now but I am sure we'll turn this place around into something warm & beautiful like all are earlier places.. as it's not always the place that makes it special, It's Us with all the love, food, colour & stories. To friends & family in Bangalore, across India & all across the world.. we would love each one of you to visit us whenever you are in Goa ✨️

From food at our table & loads of travel stories.. From stained glass art to my brownies..
All of this has a new little address & I so happily call it "Thira" meaning "Waves"💜

Keep Trippin ✨️

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

#love
#home
#thíra
#utorda
#goa taken in Utorda, Goa, India by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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3 months ago

Joy is - finally being able to get my chemoport off after 3 years 🎀

It's been quite a journey the last 3 years & this little device under my left collarbone, has been a beautiful reminder of everything I went through.
From initially refusing Chemotherapy to getting a Chemoport fixed inside Me.. this was one of best decision Francis & I took together. It saved me from a lot of pricks, swollen veins across my hands & legs. My request to everyone going through Chemotherapy, Please fix this little miracle machine ✨️

After my scans went well this time, the first thing we decided along with Dr Nithya was to get my chemoport off. These words as much as they excited Francis, for me it was having to say Goodbye.. Goodbye to something so close, who I loved, cared & protected with all my heart. Dr.Sharath - Thank you for fixing this brilliantly into me 🎀

I used to travel to Kochi every 3 months from Bangalore, just to make sure I got it flushed & maintained it the best way possible. This went on since I completed chemotherapy back in 2023. With mixed feelings I went in for surgery a couple of days ago with the only request of coming back home with my chemoport but this time holding it in my hand. My sutures are still fresh & all safely plastered, as look at this metal device that held on to my vein the tightest. I recall the words Dr. Nithya said, "Looks like your chemoport doesn't want to leave you Patsy." ✨️

To all my Doctor, Nurses & Caregivers.. Thank You will never be enough. I continue to keep each one of you in my thoughts & Prayers as you continue to create your Magic lije you didin Me. Francis & Megan.. my strongest pillars, Thank You for always being by my side & never giving up on Me 🎀

Thank you my friend my little Chemoport, for taking care of me so well but for now.. it's time for Us to say Goodbye & I'm only happier to hold you in my hand & never to see you within Me..
Ever Again ✨️

Keep Trippin

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

#cancerwarrior
#grateful taken in Bangalore Baptist Hospital by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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5 months ago

Joy is - A Letter to all Mothers 🩷

It's a week to Mother's Day but I'm sure it's never too late to acknowledge & express how Grateful we are to have her in our Lives ✨️

To every Mother, who I've crossed paths with.. Thank you for leaving your little footprints in my life & may you be blessed with every thing Bright & Beautiful 🩷

To every Family who has Her.. keep her close, as this Precious Gift is not going to last FOREVER ✨️

Keep Trippin

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

( late Mother's Day post, Grateful & always Precious)

P.S. - Tried hard to keep it short but expressing Love as a Mother.. I just couldn't keep it short 🩷
Thank you for all your Love & Patience ✨️ by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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5 months ago

Joy is - My first time at Vitla & what a Beautiful experience was it✨️

I have not been in the best of health the last few months, so travelling long distances has been a challenge. When Francis told me about our dear friend's Grahapravesh ( House Warming Ceremony) I definitely wanted to be part of it & be part of it in a Saree 💜

It was a 350 km journey and peak summer. Travelling in a saree was quite challenging but reaching their beautiful home away from the city chaos & noise made it so worth it ✨️

From off roading, no internet & GPS to guide Us, going through no Man's Land for kilometres... all of this led Us to this cosy earthy Home surrounded by so much Green & a bright Blue sky 💜

Vitla.. I've passed it a number of times & only heard stories of this Temple town. Can't wait to be back to getting lost again, experiencing the Nalkettu, cool red oxide under my feet, their pretty Thulasi Katte & the Beautiful Shri Panchalingeshwara Temple that speaks of History & Culture .. This place & people here will always welcome Us with their warm Smiles, Goli Soda & so much Love ✨️

Wishing each one of you all the Happiness, Prosperity & Adventure as You start a New Life & a New Beginning at Beautiful Vitla 💜

Keep Trippin

@rangarajaprabhu
@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan

#vitla
#grahapravesh
#karnataka
#incredibleindia taken in Vitla by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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Joy is - looking back at my memories from 21st April 2023 & just like that 3 years went by since the day I got diagnosed with Cancer 🎀

April is always a month full of activities with both my favourites celebrating their birthdays & along with that came Cancer. As April comes to an end, I want to look back at the days how it walked into my life and changed everything ✨️

What a challenging phase it was, as I think of all the times we were left confused & Me stubborn. Me refusing chemotherapy & radiation wih the fear of losing my hair. 2 months later..i was just happy to have a decent pair of eyebrows, be able to eat food & drink, move my fingers & toes or even just use the washroom on my own, all of this became a luxury 🎀

2023 was an absolute roller coaster ride..
From being on the Billboards for Tanishq with wild curly locks, a gorgeous smile & precious jewellery
To just finding joy in little things..
Megan looking after her Mumma with love & compassion, Francis holding my hand tighter than usual, just his little way of letting me know, "l'll never let go of you Pats." Looking forward to text messages & calls from my closest ones, just letting me know they're keeping me in their thoughts and prayers.. I continue to look forward to them ✨️

Dear Cancer.. I never wish to ever walk down that road again but I bless you everyday for making Me a better human. One who has learnt to love, respect, prioritize her needs & learnt to say 'No.' What it also did was bring me closer to friends & family, starting with Francis & Megan 🎀

Darling Ann @annfrededwin Thank you for being around always especially during my chemo sessions. I laughed the biggest even in pain because of you. To everyone who continues to check on Me, Thank You & I send out my little voice notes every other day with a grateful heart & love. Doctors & Nurses.. You worked your Magic on Me then & even Today ✨️

I look through these memories every now & then, wondering how life just changed & changed only for the better. As I continue to visit the hospital every other month, I go back happier & stronger knowing I have a long long way to Go 🎀

Keep Trippin

@francisbinnyjose
@theyellowhelmetmegan by @mylittleglassshoppatsy

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