Today’s recipe is a repost from a few months ago. It features watercress, one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by human beings. It contains significant amounts of iron, calcium and folic acid, in addition to vitamins A and C. Peppery, tangy and bursting with flavour, watercress makes a great addition to this salad. Orange and [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Healthy Recipes, tagged Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Orange and Watercress Salad on August 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Top eight cancer signs pinpointed
Posted in Breast cancer awareness, Research, tagged Abnormal prostate test, Anaemia, BBC, Blood in urine, breast lump, cancer research, Cancer Research UK, cancer symptoms, Coughing up blood, Difficulty swallowing, Dr Mark Shapley, Keele University, Post-menopausal bleeding, Professor Amanda Howe, Rectal blood, Royal College of General Practitioners, signs of cancer on August 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer have been highlighted by researchers at Keele University. The team also points to the age at which patients should be most concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine and anaemia. The other symptoms are: rectal blood, coughing up blood, breast lump or mass, difficulty swallowing, [...]
Reflections on living and dying
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged British Columbia, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation British Columbia and Yukon Chapter, Christine Murphy Whyte, Europa Donna Ireland, Judy Caldwell, Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture, Surviving Breast Cancer conference on August 24, 2010 | 23 Comments »
Christine Murphy-Whyte Yesterday I attended the funeral of Christine Murphy-Whyte. It was understandably a sad occasion, but also a celebration of her life and the legacy she leaves behind. Her influence extended beyond her work here in Ireland. Judy Caldwell, founder of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation British Columbia and Yukon Chapter, who spoke two [...]
Christine Murphy Whyte
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 9 Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer campaign, Christine Murphy Whyte, Crystal Clear Literacy Award, Europa Donna Ireland, Susan Knox on August 21, 2010 | 23 Comments »
It is with the deepest sadness that I write of the passing of Christine Murphy Whyte, chairperson of Europa Donna Ireland, the Irish Breast Cancer Campaign. Christine was a tireless campaigner for evidence-based, best practice health policy changes to ensure access for all women to specialist breast centres in Ireland. She brought her past experience working in the [...]
Poetry Friday
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, tagged Ezra Bayda, poetry, Rumi, The Guesthouse, verse on August 20, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I was looking through the archive of poems here for one that speaks particularly to me during this difficult time, and I found myself lingering on Rumi’s The Guest House. I am very struck by the image of …”a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture..”, as this sums up perfectly how [...]
Time to take off the mask – again
Posted in Fertility, Personal Reflections, Younger Women and Breast Cancer, tagged breast cancer and fertility on August 14, 2010 | 45 Comments »
I am reposting this from last December. I have just returned from a hospital admission for another miscarriage this week and I wanted to repost by way of explanation for why I won’t be blogging on this site until I feel a bit better. I am going to concentrate on my Diary of a [...]
The Lady with the Lamp
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged cancer diagnosis, Crimean War, Florence Nightingale, oncology nursing, UCD School of Nursing on August 10, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Florence Nightingale, who died 100 years ago this week, is popularly remembered as “the Lady with the Lamp” (from her habit of making rounds at night), who did heroic work nursing wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. But more significantly in terms of medical history, the greatest achievement of this remarkable woman is the solid foundation [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Healthy Recipes, tagged peach salad on August 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I came across a recipe for this light summery salad recently and thought it sounded delicious. Unfortunately our Irish summer seems to have disappeared but if it makes a reappearance these grilled peaches, combined with the crunch of the hazelnuts will make the perfect accompaniment. Summer Grilled Bean and Peach Salad Ingredients 1 ½ pounds [...]
Raise your life to a higher level
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Inspiration, motivation on August 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
If you want to be interesting, be interested. If you want to be heard, listen. If you wish to truly learn, teach. If you would like to be wealthy, be generous. If you desire to be understood, take the time to understand. If you want to have many friends, be friendly. If you want the [...]
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