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Difficulties After Cancer: How I Cope
Things on the up… I thought
I was diagnosed with stage 3 locally advanced breast cancer in March 2017, a…
Not Just Surviving
Physical Health; The real road to recovery
Recognising that you aren’t coping with the consequences of a…
Discovering Faith, Beauty and Confidence
‘Why me?’ I couldn’t help but ask. What had I done so wrong in life to deserve to be diagnosed with both…
What helps nausea?
Rhea is a pain management clinical nurse specialist and cancer survivor, sharing her tips on dealing with…
Nausea: what medication and food types help
Tracy, a nurse in training, Jane, our resident GP, and other members of our forum explore how medications and…
Chemo – the late & long term effects?
Tracy, a nurse in training, and Jane, our resident GP, join forces to talk through the late effects of chemo,…
Photographs were my ‘secret code’
‘My Well-trodden Path’
My ‘well trodden path’ through treatment for breast cancer and the…
Perseverance and Fatigue
Everything begins with a thought
The world of leukaemia immersed me so totally that I knew to escape it…
‘Focus on Emotions’ – Photography by Diane Leopard
As a complementary therapist working with cancer patients, I thought I understood cancer but nothing prepared…
You – A Poem by Diane Leopard
YOU
by Diane Leopard
YOU crept silently into my life
YOU came along without…
Who’s There?
WHO’S THERE?
By Diane Leopard
I stand and I stare
Lip hair, grey hair and…
Making Research Papers work for Patients
‘Patients’ read papers too!
As much as patients are advised to avoid Dr Google, many of us just…