Weekly Round-Up

Welcome, dear readers, to this week’s gathering of voices.

We begin with Nancy who marks National Hereditary Cancer Week with a deeply personal reflection on the “family secrets” that can be hidden in our DNA.

Barbara turns her attention to heart health after breast cancer treatment, highlighting an issue that can receive far less attention than the cancer itself.

Abigail challenges the language we use when describing cancer treatment as “well tolerated” asking us to consider the distance that can exist between how side effects are recorded and how they are actually lived.

Beth takes us back into her painting journey as she joins an online class and finds herself confronting perfectionism, comparison, and the fear of showing unfinished work.

And finally this week, Connie reflects on the bittersweet experience of watching time move on, prompted both by changes in the world around her and by seeing how quickly her grandsons are growing.

May the days ahead bring moments of connection, reflection, and gentleness with ourselves as we move through whatever this season is asking of us.

Much love always,

Marie xxx