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Weekly Round-Up: The Mother’s Day Special
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blogs 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
Mother’s Day Without My Mother
We are celebrating Mother’s Day today in Ireland, a day I have been dreading all week. And yet, this day is no different from yesterday or the day before, or any day before… Continue reading
Celebrating World Book Day
Originally posted on Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer :
I don’t have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.” ~ Maeve Binchy I was deeply saddened…
Reflections On Hope
As we neared the end of last year, I was sent this touching guest post by Catherine. To my shame, it got lost in my email in-box until now. Still, I am sure… Continue reading
Weekly Round-Up
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blogs 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
The myths surrounding Anastacia’s breast cancer recurrence
This week I have been reading some excellent articles on the language we use to describe cancer – its diagnosis, treatment, and aftermath. In particular, Atif Kukaswadia’s The Problem With Fighting Cancer in PLOS… Continue reading
Is there a hierarchy among cancer survivors?
It has been enlightening and uplifting to read your comments on my post on knowing when it is time to walk away from a situation. One line from Cathy’s comment really stood out… Continue reading
Knowing when it is time to quit
Julia Barnickle shared this image on Facebook today and it was one of those right message at the right time moments for me. A recent online interaction brought this message forcibly home to… Continue reading
