Our scars tell our stories
The lessons of a life amount not to wisdom but to scar tissue and callus Wallace Stegner, The Spectator Bird New York Times writer Dana Jennings wrote a wonderful reflection last year on the scars he… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: March, 2010
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Maybe it’s just the beginning
“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” Ivy Baker Priest
Cards 4 Cancer
Being diagnosed with cancer gave me the time to explore my creative side. I could lose myself for hours in one particular activity which I grew to love -card-making. I was never any… Continue reading
Visiting Shangri–La
Somnath Datta is a wonderfully uplifting and gracious follower on Twitter, who has contributed the following fascinating article on what it is like to be diagnosed with cancer in India. Reading this account… Continue reading
International Women’s Day
Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements… Continue reading
Managing your medical records
The topic of managing your medical records has come up at several conferences I have attended. It is not something we are very familiar with here in Ireland, or at least not… Continue reading
Poetry Friday
Mysteries, Yes Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in the mouths of the lambs. How rivers and stones are forever in allegiance with gravity… Continue reading
Win a Book for World Book Day
Like many of you I am sure, I don’t need a special day set aside to celebrate my love of reading. Nevertheless, I couldn’t let World Book Day pass by, without acknowledging it… Continue reading
Fashion Targets Breast Cancer 2010
The Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign 2010 is now underway. This year, Brown Thomas has teamed up with celebrated New York Designer Tory Burch to create a ‘global exclusive’ for the 6th annual… Continue reading
