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Untire
Frustrated Ambitions
It was the summer of 2012 when I was on holiday in Vietnam. I had severe back pain and…
Chemo Fog Trials & Tips
Chemo Fog Lingers
They must think I’ve gone crazy, I thought to myself in bed one night….
The ‘Repellent Strategy’ of counting my blessings
In the opening page of a Carol Shields book, one of the characters talks of the ‘repellent strategy’ of…
Making Use of Twitter
When I first embraced the world of Twitter, I just wanted to find other women to chat to outside my normal…
Living Life to an Early Grave?
By Jenny-Jane Insatiable Drive
I saw the world through different eyes in the years immediately following…
Tips on Peripheral Neuropathy
Fight for Diagnosis
It wasn’t until I developed ‘clumpy feet’ that I learnt this could be a long-term…
Musings after Cancer
My Philosophy
I believe that fate holds some significance over whether we survive or we don’t. My father…
Taking Responsibility
Finding the Silver Linings
It may be a cliché to say that on Friday 13th October 2017 – the day I was…
Highs and Lows after Brain Cancer
‘Insta-friends’; True Friends; Good Family
After brain cancer, my ‘new normal’ is quite a relaxed…
Nine Tips on Returning to Work after Cancer
This time last year I was preparing to go back to my job as a full time Secondary English teacher after nearly…
Finding Courage After Cancer
The Recovery ‘To Do’ List
Two years after major surgery for kidney cancer I feel some sunlight filtering…
Fitness Motivations After Cancer
Exercising Through Cancer
Back in my thirties and forties fitness was something I did to prepare for the…