Hey everyone it has been a while since I have written a blog, there's been a lot happening..like, I GOT MARRIED, the most special day of our lives, perfection, especially after what had been the most terrible year for both myself and Jake, he was the man to pull me together on a regular basis, [...]
WOWZERS What a few weeks it has been. My last ‘Chemo Day’ The week after chemo was amazing, I finished my treatment on Thursday 10th April then as soon as I finished my beans on toast (staple after chemo food) me and dad made our way down to brands Hatch in Kent that afternoon, and [...]
How I came to find patience and how it's changed my world. Amazing what self belief can do to your soul, it's the happiest place on earth.
If you look a life as a game of jenga, but this time the opponent you are playing is yourself. The first move, the primary. The first block you lay is your primary suffering. Primary suffering is any unpleasant physical sensations you may experience as a consequence of illness, injury, fatigue etc. You may not be able [...]
Fertility and cancer, this is a hard one for me to share but it's an important one. “You have cancer and you will need to undergo chemotherapy ” after the initial WHAT THE F**K moments my thoughts quickly went to fertility. I know to many you may think , but what about survival? That is [...]
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” Pema Chodron Written Tuesday 25th Jan Today I woke and decided I am not going to rush to get dressed. I decided that today I am going to just go with whatever I feel. It dawned on me that for the past however many weeks, [...]
Nutrition and Cancer : The healthiest version of myself I can be
Oh 2017 how you changed my world 2017 has been an enlightening year to say the least and as learning goes I’ve learnt more than ever. Going into 2017 with plans as every year. My job had reached a place where hard work over the years had paid off and it had become more organised [...]
I wanted round three of chemo to come round so bad. I had got myself behind schedule by two weeks thanks to my neutrophil count staying low and making me wait. As hard as it was to keep having my bloods done in anticipation of the yes or no to chemo it certainly gave me [...]
