You never think it will be you. You go about your days making plans, imagining futures, dreaming ordinary dreams. Life feels steady, predictable. And then it isn’t. One phone call. One scan. One… Continue reading
In 1948, two French scientists noticed something unexpected in their lab samples: fragments of DNA drifting in blood plasma. At the time, the discovery seemed trivial, even puzzling. DNA, after all, was supposed… Continue reading
You’ve likely heard people talk about “chemo brain”—or maybe you’ve even felt it yourself. It’s that foggy sensation that can make it tough to find the right word, recall a friend’s name, or… Continue reading
So few grains of happiness measured against all the dark and still the scales balance. – Jane Hirshfield “The Weighing” I’ve been reflecting on these lines from Jane Hirshfield’s poem The Weighing and how its… Continue reading
In many cultures, greetings are often seen as polite and routine exchanges. However, in some Muslim cultures, there exists a profound dimension to these everyday interactions. When someone asks, “How are you?” in… Continue reading
I discovered that today, September 16th is ‘Tattoo Story Day’. While I am not sure if this is a day that’s universally marked, it gives me the prompt I need to tell the… Continue reading
Checking my August Awareness Day Calendar, I discovered that today, August 30th is designated as Grief Awareness Day. Sometimes I feel we are awash with grief in our community. Not just in our… Continue reading
Are you looking for a new job after cancer treatment? Perhaps you left your last employment after your diagnosis, or maybe you are still in your current job but want a fresh start… Continue reading
“In a society which is much more inclined to help you hide your pain rather than to grow through it, is necessary to make a very conscious effort to mourn.” – Henri Nouwen Grief… Continue reading
T 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 I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]
The Thing Is to love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for itand everything you’ve held dearcrumbles like burnt paper in your hands,your throat filled with the silt of it.When… Continue reading
The Butterfly Effect For Marie Ennis O’Connor So close and still Quietly far away From the company Who chose you The day you heard The word we all Heard. Echoes In a canyon… Continue reading
26 posts. 26 days. 26 letters of the alphabet, one blog post beginning with each letter. H is for Hair I started this blog a few years after my breast cancer diagnosis and… Continue reading
The Irish Cancer Society are currently recruiting women who have had a breast cancer diagnosis and are post-treatment and 12 months post-surgery to take part in a Physical Activity Programme, commencing March 26th, 2011.… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
