Living With The Side Effects
I had already decided the subject for this weeks blog when I spoke to an old lady, who was looking very lost in our local supermarket. As usual my wife was trying to hurry me up, but as most of…
Tag life after cancer
Paddling For Health (Freya’s Story)
Living a life after cancer can be more challenging for many people than coping with the disease and treatment side effects. You move from a very structured clinical regime back into a life where so much may have changed. For…
My Cancer Story (Video)
Several weeks ago I was invited by Cancer Stories to share my story and have it filmed to enable others to learn from what happened to me. The project is an incredible one with so many benefits, for people like…
The void when hospital appointments end.
The last few weeks have been busy, with some incredibly powerful stories shared, particularly regarding cancer and the work place. I was always aware that this was a much larger issue, than was talked about publicly, and some of the…
Life on the cancer rollercoaster.
Well, one thing is for sure, and that is my new life is never boring! If my old life had gone to plan, I would be retired now, looking for something to fill up my time. We were going to…
Are we prepared for increasing survivorship?
This question is actually not as crazy as it sounds. In the last few weeks, I have had numerous conversations with a very good cross section of people about the lack of support for people affected by cancer, once they…
Life after cancer, for a young person. (Samantha)
One of the biggest things that I have learned, since I was diagnosed, is that outside your circle of family and friends, it is extremely difficult to find emotional or practical support to enable you to start living again.Once you…