October 1st is upon us and you reading this know what is coming in the weeks ahead. Pinktober bedecked in candy pink ribbons and hoopla. Each year this community of writers and readers… 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… 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
Normal Day Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart.Let me not pass you by in quest of some… 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 stress of waiting for a breast biopsy result may cause adverse health effects in women, the results of a new study indicate. “When women express how taxing it is to have to… Continue reading
This video piece features testimony from breast cancer survivor, Sheryl Crow before a House Health subcommittee to support a bill funding breast cancer in Washington, DC last year. In this short video extract, Sheryl emphasises that she… Continue reading
Limerick breast cancer survivor, Julie-Anne Dineen, has reached number one this week, knocking U2 off the top of the Irish single charts. The song, ‘Do You Believe’ was recorded in aid of the Symptomatic Breast… Continue reading
This new book called LifeStory has been created to enable you to begin the process of compiling and writing your own life story…so far. LifeStory has an inspiring introduction by international best selling… Continue reading
Cancer Tales, a play by acclaimed British author, Nell Dunn, which was inspired by the moving tales of five women whose lives were touched by cancer, will receive its Irish premiere at the… Continue reading
It is estimated that some 300,000 are newly affected by bereavement every year. Earlier this month, RTE’s Pat Kenny launched a new Bereavement Pin for the Irish Hospice Foundation, created by Irish jewellery… Continue reading
A new guide for women with early breast cancer has just been published in Australia by the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC). Early breast cancer is cancer that is contained in… Continue reading
The American Cancer Society Powerful Choices podcast series aims to give listeners and viewers new ways to think about making everyday choices, like getting recommended early detection tests, maintaining a healthy weight through proper… Continue reading
As I have already stated in previous posts, while I am uncomfortable with certain aspects of the Jade Goody media coverage, I am nevertheless happy that it has raised awareness of cervical cancer,… Continue reading
What a wonderful way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Have a look at this Shamrock Hope Button, available on the website of the American Cancer Society.
