This Is Why “I’m Fine!”
As most of you know well, my own health can be very unreliable, and if I’m honest it is something I get fed up with talking about in a social setting. Unfortunately the fact is that I will never have…
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Putting The Can Into Cancer!
In recent weeks I have been extremely busy, doing presentations in the UK and abroad. I have also been privileged to have conversations with many senior people from within the cancer sector talking about the challenges that we face in…
I’m Ashamed Of What I’m Seeing!
No I am not talking about the behaviour of our politicians, as I certainly don’t want to give any single one of them the publicity oxygen they so crave. Unfortunately our NHS is controlled by these people and it is…
Bottom Of The League, But More Excuses!
There is nobody who likes to look at the world through ‘rose tinted’ glasses more than me! But at times that view must be tempered with a cold dose of reality. One of the headlines I read recently was ‘Britain…
How SimPal Is Changing Lives!
Life has been very fast and furious in the last few weeks! So many incredibly positive things happening around me at the moment that it is becoming difficult to take time out to write about them through this blog. In…
Macmillan Cancer Support, Are You Listening Yet?
I have just been sent a copy of the latest set of accounts from Macmillan Cancer Support, the headline being that ‘fundraised income’ dropped from £247.7m in 2017 to £230.8 in 2018. A drop of nearly £17m, which is large…
Travelling With And During Cancer
This week I was a member of an ‘expert panel discussing’ ‘travelling with and after cancer.’ I was invited by Avril from Cancer Central who had got together an incredibly diverse mix of experiences which seemed to answer all the…
Cancer Care Is Lost Amongst Political Posturing!
The one thing we all know is that cancer does not wait for anything. It continues on it’s destructive path no matter what is happening in the world, showing no respect to any human in it’s way. My belief is…
Tired Of Being Tired?
Yep that’s me too! Despite the number of projects I am involved in, every one takes a massive effort, not only physically but emotionally too! I often say I have the best job in the world. Meeting and helping incredible…
How And What Do We Celebrate As Cancer Patients?
Having been a cancer patient for twelve years now my emotions have changed dramatically since I was initially told I had just six months to live! I still attend my oncology clinic every two months for regular monitoring of any…
