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Poetry Friday

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To-day To-morrow – oh, ’twill never be, If we should live a thousand years! Our time is all to-day, to-day, The same, though changed; and while it flies With still small voice the… Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the 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… Continue reading →

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Podge and Rodge tackle bowel cancer awareness

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2,271 Irish people were diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2009 (NCRI latest data) and over 50% of patients were diagnosed with late stage bowel cancer which is difficult to treat. The greatest barrier… Continue reading →

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How did you mark the end of chemotherapy?

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A reader contacted me looking for some advice. Her mom is scheduled to have her last session of chemotherapy this week and her daughter wonders how best to celebrate the event. So, what… Continue reading →

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Meat Free Monday

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I came across this recipe on Huffington Post recently and thought it sounded fantastic. Many of us have a love-hate relationship with these mini cabbage like Brussels sprouts, but I think this recipe… Continue reading →

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Inspiration for the journey

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Life is an endless source of richness. Everything that comes your way can, in some way or another, add to that richness. From the smallest petal on a flower, to the wide and… Continue reading →

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How to make the breast cancer journey easier

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Today’s post is written by Patricia Walling,  a graduate student working toward her Masters in Conservation Biology. She has both professional and volunteer experience in a hospital environment and currently resides in Washington… Continue reading →

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Poetry Friday

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Sit Here Sit here just a moment in the stillness with me listen can you hear it? can you hear your heart beat? can you hear as breath leaves as you breath in… Continue reading →

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Living Beyond Diagnosis

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  Anna Wallace is a highly motivated breast cancer advocate, who was so inspired by attending the 10th annual conference for younger women affected by breast cancer in 2010, that she came back to the UK with… Continue reading →

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Conference for Young Women Affected By Breast Cancer

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Being diagnosed with breast cancer at any age is an overwhelming and frightening experience, but being diagnosed with breast cancer when you are a younger woman brings its own unique challenges. Facing a… Continue reading →