Interesting article in the New York Times concerning clinical trials. You may remember that last month I wrote about the Love/Avon Army of Women partnership and this article for me highlights exactly why Dr… Continue reading
I have just finished reading Lance Armstrong’s Every Second Counts. While the book is primarily about his preparation for what would prove to be his second consecutive Tour de France victory in 2000,… Continue reading
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow is the title of a book by Elizabeth Lesser. She opens the book with a quote from Anais Nin: ‘And the time came when… Continue reading
Most of you won’t know of my friend Jenny, but you will know of someone like her, and so I dedicate this post to all the Jennys we have known and loved and lost to… Continue reading
Listen to this podcast from Cancer Care’s seventh annual cancer survivorship series, Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer. Click here to listen to managing the stress of survivorship
I first encountered Laura Morefield online through a comment she had left on another blog. On it Laura spoke of something she calls “cancer face”. I was so taken with her comment, and… Continue reading
With all the excitement surrounding targeted cancer drugs, what’s the reality of these “magic bullets”? This is the question posed by Laura Beil at Cure Today. Around a decade ago, targeted therapy rose… Continue reading
Self-help books have reached their 150th anniversary and while some say they are no use, certain doctors recommend them, writes Charlie Taylor in today’s Irish Times, Health Supplement. AS THE 150th anniversary of… Continue reading
I was very lucky to have great support from family during my cancer treatment. That support was vital to my recovery on both a practical and emotional level. So, I felt quite sad and humbled… Continue reading
The documentary Farrah’s Story finally made it to Irish TV the other night and I was incredibly moved watching Farrah’s struggle to beat cancer. As I watched Farrah fly back and forth between the US and Germany for… Continue reading
