Breast Cancer: 9 Years On
It seems incredible to me that it is nine years since my diagnosis of breast cancer. When I first started this blog I used to mark my “cancerversary” each year, but I no… Continue reading
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Angelina Jolie Tackles Cancer Head-On
My Twitter stream this morning was filled with references to Angelina Jolie’s “medical choice” so I clicked on one of the many links to the New York Times Op Ed piece by the… Continue reading
Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day Three #HAWMC
Day three of the WEGO Health Activist Writer’s Month which I have signed up for – a month dedicated to the art of writing about health. Wordless Wednesday. Post a picture that symbolizes your condition and… Continue reading
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Over the past decade, exercise has emerged as an integral aspect of cancer survivorship and preventing or treating the late effects of therapy. A growing body…
Weekly Round-Up
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blogs 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… Continue reading
Michelle Heaton speaks about her BRCA 2 diagnosis
Former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton spoke on last night’s Late Late Show about being recently diagnosed with a mutated gene called BRCA 2. Faulty BRCA genes cause around 5% of breast cancer cases, so it is… Continue reading
Interview with actress Maura Tierney on her breast cancer experience
In the latest edition of Coping with Cancer, the actress Maura Tierney opens up about her breast cancer experience. In 2009, the former ER actress, Maura Tierney found a lump in her breast and following a… Continue reading
Weekly Round-Up
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blogs 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… Continue reading
Jaynie’s Story: How Breast Cancer Inspired Me
Today’s guest post is written by Jaynie Crayton, a motivational speaker with KONACan, an organization whose mission is to inspire those who are facing overwhelming challenges in life and/or in business. Breast cancer.… Continue reading
Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 25 #HAWMC
Day 25 of the WEGO Health Activist Writer’s Month which I have signed up for – a month dedicated to the art of writing about health. Today’s prompt: Third person post. Write about a memory you… Continue reading
