A new year, a new me – some reflections
Time to take stock! As we enter a year of great uncertainly which challenges our mental and physical wellbeing – wars, climate change, social injustice, the continuing rise of populism […]
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Nine years clear – and remembering Louise as she turns 33
Always a bittersweet time of year: my annual check-up and Louise’s birthday. Here we are on her 18th about to go clubbing. She styled my outfit, Kate Moss Topshop dress…an […]
Still cancer-free seven years on…my recipes for recovery!
My sweet peas Exactly seven years ago I was still reeling from the surprise diagnosis of my soft tissue sarcoma . You can read about it here but, for those […]
High risk? Me? I beg to differ…
So we are almost 6 weeks into lock-down when I receive a text out of the blue. It’s from the NHS coronavirus service and it says, ‘Your condition means you […]
The language of cancer…stop fighting it!
I have always struggled with the language of cancer – other people’s language that is. All that fighting, battling, struggling….Here Simon Jenkins hits the nail on the head and encourages […]
5 years cancer-free: time for a ‘small party’ & Baked Ham
That’s what my surgeon said I should do ‘if’ I reached the five-year mark. Ten years, he said, calls for a ‘big party’. According to the experts I have defied […]
Never give up hope – still being adventurous after losing my calf
This summer we visited Indonesia. We dived with whale sharks in Papua, saw amazing coral gardens in Cenderawasih Bay and then went to see the Orangutangs before they are wiped […]
Coconut crazy – the #healing powers of #coconut
I can see you all rolling your eyes and thinking this is just another crackpot health claim. I thought so too until I read the book, Coconut Cures by Brice […]
UK cancer survival rates trail 10 years behind other European countries
This is perhaps unnecessarily depressing, even if true. What is important is Macmillan’s conclusion: ‘better prevention; swifter diagnosis; and better treatment, care and aftercare for all those diagnosed with cancer’ Healthy eating, exercise and a […]
A year on – and I am on skis again!
It just goes to show that a lot of it is mind over matter – think positive, take control, eat healthy and keep fit.
healthy living with cancer 