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Blogus Interruptus

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Some of you may have noticed that my usual prolific blogging output has slowed of late, so it’s time to ‘fess up. I am in hospital and while, I thought it might be… Continue reading

Science Validates The Effects of Self-Compassion

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New Look For Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer

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I hope you like the new look Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer, which was inspired by my fabulous new logo, specially designed for me by a talented artist, Jane Steger-Lewis. I was thrilled when Jane agreed… Continue reading

Why Words Matter

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Last week on their blogs, both AnneMarie and Lori wrote about the power of words and indeed this is a subject I have written about myself in the past.  I believe it is important that we raise… Continue reading

Challenging ourselves to keep on writing

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Many of you will know of, and some of you will have joined me in taking part in the WEGO Health Activist Writer’s Month, a month dedicated to the art of writing about health. I absolutely… Continue reading

RIP Donna Summer

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How sad to hear of the passing today from cancer,  of the wonderful queen of disco, Donna Summer. Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, the 5-time Grammy award winner passed away this morning in Florida. I… Continue reading

The 10K Record

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I have a special story to share with you today. It is a story about diving; a story about a family affected by cancer; and a story about never giving up. This is… Continue reading

Talk About Health

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It is an honor to be a featured survivor on the Talk About Health website this week.  The aim of this cancer question and answer site is to match patients and caregivers with experienced… Continue reading

Debunking the breast cancer myths

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Today’s guest writer is Elizabeth Nixon, an editor at women’s health website Lifescript.com, where she shares information on the topics of cancer, chemotherapy and patient stories. Having lost an aunt, uncle and nearly… Continue reading

When bloggers meet offline

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It was wonderful that the three of us got a chance to meet in person, share ideas and make plans to collaborate in the future. Once again, I am awed by the power… Continue reading