Visiting Shangri–La
Somnath Datta is a wonderfully uplifting and gracious follower on Twitter, who has contributed the following fascinating article on what it is like to be diagnosed with cancer in India. Reading this account… Continue reading
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Win a Book for World Book Day
Like many of you I am sure, I don’t need a special day set aside to celebrate my love of reading. Nevertheless, I couldn’t let World Book Day pass by, without acknowledging it… Continue reading
Cleaning for a Reason
We all know the toll that cancer treatment takes on our bodies – we end up physically and mentally exhausted. All we want to do is crawl into bed and lay there… Continue reading
Update: homeless with cancer
I recently posted on the story of Paul and Kathy, a couple who are relying on the kindness of strangers to see them through a difficult time in their lives right now. There… Continue reading
Homeless with cancer
Cancer is never a straight-forward journey. Right from the moment of diagnosis, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by treatment decisions to be made, practical arrangements to be put in place for your job,… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
Pulses, specifically chickpeas, form the basis of today’s Meat Free Monday recipe. The recipe comes from Mr River Cottage, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and makes a hearty, wholesome and satisfying meal. I usually have both the… Continue reading
Andrew Lloyd Webber reflects on his brush with cancer
I was reading in last weekend’s newspapers of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s reflections on his recent brush with cancer. In October last year, Sir Andrew was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and admits that the… Continue reading
Feelgood Scarves
Thanks to Steph at Biopsy Report for alerting me to a new Irish website, Feelgood Scarves. The idea for this came from the personal experience of its founder Catherine O’Sullivan, who lost her… Continue reading
Reflections on love
“In the final analysis, love is the only reflection of man’s worth.” ~ Bill Wundram, Iowa Quad Cities Times What is love? It is one of the most difficult questions to answer or define,… Continue reading
