The breath of relief. I had the amazing news last week that my tumour has shrunk. Incredible given that I’ve only had 2 cycles of chemo so far. I felt physically lighter when I got out of the appointment, finally able to breathe. What I didn’t feel unfortunately though, was jubilation and that in itself […]
Finding a definition that portrays the meaning of the word ‘hope’ to cancer patients is impossible. I’ve searched every dictionary due to my fascination of its importance and nothing depicts it accurately enough. One day however, through the enlightening online course ‘Deepening Into Life with Donna Lancaster’, we were tasked with reading ‘The Book of […]
3 years. I’ve been waiting, hoping, believing but also doubting whether I’d get to this day since almost the moment I was told I probably wouldn’t. In the cancer world the big milestone to reach is normally 5 years but for Glioblastoma that’s pretty unimaginable. My MRI this week was again completely clear as it […]
Since I have started this blog and through word of mouth I am often asked privately to share what I have done medically and any knowledge I have on the best way to approach a new diagnosis of cancer. In addition to all the feelings trying to process the horrendous news that you or a […]
For the last 4 years when a new year is starting I have used Project Love’s brilliant end of year journal (www.loveprojectlove.com) to reflect on the past year, helping to realise what I want to achieve and creating the life I want to lead. This year a lot of people have said that they bet […]