Meat Free Monday
Our beautiful autumn weather is continuing and on Saturday I took a walk in the park and paid a visit to the farmer’s market held there each weekend. I made straight for the stand… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: October, 2009
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Living Beyond:The Woman Inside Project
When I first read about the Woman Inside Project I was so impressed by the beauty of the task that creator Lissa Rankin has taken on, that I contacted her to find out more.… Continue reading
Poetry Friday
In searching for a poem to share with you today, I came across the following exquisite verse by John Rutter on Kate’s blog . It is titled “Gaelic Blessings” and in honour of the… Continue reading
Peace is every step
As regular readers will know, I try to follow a practise of mindfulness in my daily life. I was lucky enough to be introduced to mindfulness at the cancer support centre I attended… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
We have been having some lovely warm weather for the last few days, so I am still happy to eat some nice salad for lunch, particularly as the rich purple colour of… Continue reading
New social network for women touched by HER2+ breast cancer
Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion. Barry Lopez As regular readers know, I don’t need any convincing when it comes to the… Continue reading
Happy Birthday To Me
Today is my birthday. I feel I did a lot of my celebrating 11 days ago on my cancerversary, but can’t help also remembering that birthday I spent in 2004 in hospital just… Continue reading
Support Breast Health Day
European Breast Health Day takes place on 15th October and women are being urged to do do something active to mark the day. You can do this by organising an “Exercise Event” in… Continue reading
Fertility hope for younger women with breast cancer
At the risk of repeating myself ad infinitum on the subject, regular readers will know of my distress over the effect of chemotherapy on my fertility as a young woman with cancer, and… Continue reading
Breast cancer survivor honoured
Kristin Hallenga, received a Pride of Britain award this week for launching a breast cancer awareness campaign, Coppa Feel, while undergoing treatment for the disease. After receiving her award, the 23-year-old said: “That was just wow!… Continue reading
