It is my great pleasure to introduce you to today’s guest writer Rachel Smith. Rachel is the family service co-ordinator for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. Before reading Rachel’s guest post on the impact on… Continue reading
I’ve known Sarah Mendoza via her blog and our Twitter chats for a number of years. She was a guest author on the blog three years ago, when she wrote about her experience… Continue reading
There is nothing as terrifying as hearing you have cancer – except perhaps hearing the news that someone you love has cancer. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was a frightening… Continue reading
Today’s guest post is written by Jennifer Campisano, a first-time mom who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at the age of 32, when her son was just five months old. She writes about navigating… Continue reading
I’ve written many times here of my aversion to the battling terms the media like to use when it comes to cancer, especially when someone “loses their fight with cancer”. But today I… Continue reading
Two things prompted today’s post. First your comments on the recent post how do you finish this sentence and secondly, your response to Darren Clarke’s emotional tribute to the wife he lost to breast cancer. The… Continue reading
I have been MIA over the past few days as I have been at the hospital where my Mum is very ill. She suffered a suspected stroke on Sunday but tests have ruled… Continue reading
The UK charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer has launched a definitive guide for people with an increased risk of developing breast cancer due to their family history. The guide provides, for the first time, information on… Continue reading
Today’s guest post is written by Rhonda Smith founder of Breast Cancer Partner, an online resource aimed at breast cancer survivors who are nearing the end of treatment or who are on their… Continue reading
