Monthly Archive: December, 2010

Is happiness contagious?

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I was reading some research last week which suggests that emotional states can be transferred directly from one individual to another by “emotional contagion”. People can “catch” emotional states they observe in others. This… Continue reading

Jennifer and Sally are Ab Fab

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Looking at the pictures in the newspaper this week of comedienne and actress, Jennifer Saunders, as she attended the ballet in London, those of us who have gone through chemo, will recognise her gorgeous… Continue reading

Friday Round Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of my favourite BC Blog Posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve… Continue reading

Poetry Friday

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In keeping with the spirit of last week’s thanksgiving, today’s poem is from my favourite poet, Mary Oliver, whose poetry always touches me deeply.  Her poem is an invitation to look closely at all… Continue reading

Test to determine suitability of chemotherapy now available in Ireland

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Chemotherapy is such a crude blunderbus of an instrument, that to see us moving closer to more targeted and personalised cancer treatment is hugely encouraging. One way in which we are moving one step forward in this advance is… Continue reading

A Good Day

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Some of you may be reading this right now and you are feeling overwhelmed by the doom and gloom that seems to be all around us. You may be suffering a health, emotional or financial… Continue reading