Dr Jimmie Holland
Sad to hear the news of Dr Jimmie Holland’s death on Christmas Eve. She was an early pioneer of psycho-oncology and conducted some of the first epidemiologic studies of the psychological impact of… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Psychological impact of cancer
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Weekly Round-Up
Time for the weekly round-up of blogs. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Just click on the highlighted links… Continue reading
Chemotherapy Hair Loss Study
Sinead Power is a nurse researcher from the Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork. She is currently undertaking her PhD. and is particularly interested in examining the effects of chemotherapy induced hair… Continue reading
Did cancer affect your relationships?
Two things prompted today’s post. First your comments on the recent post how do you finish this sentence and secondly, your response to Darren Clarke’s emotional tribute to the wife he lost to breast cancer. The… Continue reading
How do you finish this sentence? (Archive Post)
Debbie’s discovery of cancer’s gifts continues to attract comments and opinions – the latest being a wonderful post from Terri who writes at A Fresh Chapter on the inter-mingling of sorrow and joy.… Continue reading
In the Trenches, Together
Today’s guest blog is one woman’s powerful story of dealing with a double blow – a diagnosis of cancer at the same time as one of her best friends. Here Nancy Hicks tells what happened to… Continue reading
Guide to understanding your emotions
If you have just been diagnosed with breast cancer or are months or years from treatment, then a newly published Guide to Understanding Your Emotions will help you make sense of what you are feeling.… Continue reading
Survivor guilt
You would think that surviving cancer would be like holding a winning lottery ticket. After all, you’ve “beaten death” haven’t you? You get to live. You should be elated but it doesn’t always… Continue reading
The story doesn’t end here…
I am returning to this question again of what happens to us once treatment ends, as it is one that fascinates me and I never tire of hearing how others experience not just… Continue reading
