We’re getting to that time of year where the nights are drawing in and things are looking rather bleak. I mean where has life gone? What happened to it? Have we even moved on from 1782? We’ll have to cast our minds back to the summer, when nature was out in full force… Maybe we … More Topsy-turvy signs #2
It’s been 18 months since a scan confirmed my remission status post-chemo, a year since I realised remission didn’t mean diving back into my old life as if nothing happened, and about 3 months since I started to feel significantly better and more like myself. Only once that happened did I realise how bad I’d … More On Health & Healing
As I sit in the woods, a strong smell fills the air,Pungent wild garlic; eyes close, I am there.On this bench, two years prior, where a call had me picked,Like a rose in her prime, to be told she was sick.A tumour, they’d told me, with no time for thinking,Just garlic’s strong stench; like my … More Wild Garlic
The clunk of the post as it drops through the doorThe laugh of a friend who has humour like yoursThe buzz from a swim in a freezing cold lakeThe birdsong and sunlight that nudge you awakeThe ‘pop’ of a lid as it finally unscrewsThe smile on their face when they hear your good newsThe squelch … More Small joys
Recently, someone asked me about my choice to do chemotherapy, knowing all the brutal side effects that go along with it. I didn’t know how to respond – my overwhelming feeling was that it wasn’t a choice. Not one made after hours of careful contemplation and research and weighing up the options anyway. My diagnosis … More Choices?
I’m celebrating my 31st birthday today, but in the world of cancer, I just turned 1. Give or take a month or two, it’s been a year since I entered remission. When I turned 30 last year, I assumed I could just throw myself back into life as normal – after all, I had just … More It’s life Laura, but not as you know it
They say I am the lucky oneNow that cancer’s come and goneAlthough that’s how it is depictedTruthfully, I feel conflictedMy hopes were swallowed with my dreamsAnd even now my body screamsIt took more than I could giveBut left me with the chance to live I must be the lucky oneFor others cancer came – they’re … More The Lucky One
As we near the end of 2023, some say the world’s gone mad. Has it though? I’ve collated some evidence to help you decide for yourself… This place has the pandemic under control, so that’s got to be a good thing? The plants may not have fared so well, but people are out and about … More Topsy-turvy signs
September is Blood Cancer Awareness month. So, just in the nick of time, here are a selection of facts about Lymphoma, a condition I’ve become all too familiar with over the past couple of years… What is Lymphoma?Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is part of the immune system, forming … More What is Lymphoma?
Here are five more tips for helping someone with cancer. To read the first five, click here for Part 1. Gifts will brighten their day Thoughtful gifts are always a great way to brighten someone’s day and remind them that they’re not alone. Here are some ideas: Personalised gifts: Gifts that focus on healing and resting: … More How to Help Someone with Cancer (Part 2)
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