Up until a few months ago, I never even realised a "cancerversary" was a thing. But that was before I found myself immersed in the cancer community. People mark different days for their cancerversary - the day they had surgery, the day they had the first biopsies and scans, the day they started chemo, the day … Continue reading Cancerversary – One Year On
There's been loads written over the last few years about social media and the rise of FOMO. The Fear Of Missing Out is allegedly terrorising millennials, who scroll through their social media feeds and are stricken by an intense feeling that they're missing out on doing something awesome, while they're sat at home twiddling their … Continue reading Life on Pause
Last week, for the first time in three months, I pulled on my running shoes and went out. Just after a fourth unscheduled bout of surgery and for the first time since my mastectomy, I was able to run*, and with that, I was able to temporarily forget the last three months. I was slow … Continue reading Me, Myself and Cancer
The last couple of weeks have been kind of testing. Some days I've woken with a heavy heart and a not so sunny disposition. Blame it on the two different lots of hormones I've injecting into myself before tea every night but I have awoken a few mornings with a list of things that were … Continue reading Sorry If My Hormones Verbally Assualted You…(and other stories)
Right. Settle in folks. I am about to PREACH some serious shizzle at you. Hold on to your ha'pennys (maybe boobies would be better), because we are going to have a good old chinwag about #CheckYourChebs. Today marks nine days since I had my single mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, a little over a month after I … Continue reading A Reminder – Check Your Chebs
