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Managing Lymphoedema

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Many of you won’t need any explanation from me on the nature of lymphoedema, but for those readers who might not be familiar with this side effect of cancer treatment, here’s a quick… Continue reading

Motivation Monday

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Weekly Round Up

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Time for the weekly round-up of blogs.  These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Just click on the highlighted links… Continue reading

The measure of a man

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The actor Pete Postlethwaite is someone I have always admired, particularly  for his Oscar nominated role in the Guildford Four film, In The Name Of The Father, and I was saddened to hear of… Continue reading

On missing my mother

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Thanks for all your good wishes and support after Sunday night’s post. It is so wonderful to know that we aren’t alone – that there is a whole community of women who really… Continue reading

Motivation Monday

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Find Your Secret Garden In the Middle Ages, secret gardens in Europe became refuges from the chaos, wars and disease. These secret gardens were places for healing and spiritual communion where fragile flowers,… Continue reading

Oh mama! It’s mammogram time

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I spent this weekend busy designing the website for my new business venture, and as always happens, when it comes to what I am passionate about, I became completely lost in the activity.… Continue reading

Weekly Round Up

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Time for the weekly round-up of blogs.  These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. I feel I have to point… Continue reading

When Cancer Hits Home

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One of the pleasures of authoring Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer, is the opportunity to review some great books and today it’s the turn of When Cancer Hits Home, a book which bridges the gap… Continue reading

Breast cancer survival rates same for under 40s

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YOUNG WOMEN with breast cancer have the same survival rates as women over 40, NUI Galway professor of surgery Michael Kerin has told the annual symposium of the American Society of Breast Cancer… Continue reading