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#BeverevedAtXmas
Today’s guest post is written by Kate of Sheffield Cancer Mafia, a support group for people with cancer in their lives, from those with cancer themselves to those supporting a loved one. Based in… Continue reading
Dedicated To All Who Are Grieving The Loss Of A Loved One At Christmas
I am reposting this guest post written for me the year my Mother died by Lauren Rockwell – I am sure you will agree it is worth the repost. I dedicate it to all who are feeling… Continue reading
Coping With Cancer At Christmastime
My first chemotherapy session started on the 15th December 2004, exactly ten days before Christmas. I was violently ill immediately after each session and this usually lasted for a week, tapering off in intensity until… Continue reading
The One Million Milestone
Do you remember when you first started blogging? Maybe, like me, you wondered if anyone would ever read your blog. I can still remember the excitement when I got my first few blog visitors… Continue reading
New Guidelines For Breast Cancer Survivorship Care
The American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical Oncology have just published new breast cancer survivorship care plan guidelines. The purpose of this guide is to provide recommendations to enhance the quality of clinical… Continue reading
Fighting, battling, and beating: combat metaphors in medicine are just wrong
Originally posted on Heart Sisters:
by Carolyn Thomas ♥ @HeartSisters Are you “battling” heart disease”? Have you “beaten” cancer? Are you “fighting” a chronic illness? These wartime references are metaphors as described by Dr.…
