A lady wrote to me recently praising my positive attitude to having cancer. This lady also went on to say that her son had cancer and that he was in a very negative place and she had tried encouraging him to read my blog to gain a different perspective but that he wasn't interested and so [...]
Category: Any Human Heart
The Anti-Bucket List 2015
If you have been following me for a while you will probably be aware of my Anti-Bucket Lists but if you haven't or need reminding you can read all about it here but basically, when I was having treatment for advanced Colorectal Cancer I decided that when I got better I would flip the traditional [...]
Post-Cancer Breakthrough Moment!
It can be strange when you are going through something quite massive - but I am sure it is not unique to me and can be applied to any situation - that sometimes the biggest breakthroughs or realisations (good and bad) can come out in the strangest of ways. Like after my mum died, I didn't really [...]
It’s All About Me! 11 Random Facts
A reader messaged me saying they love the blog (thank you) but felt they didn't really know anything about me. Interesting! I had never thought anyone would want to know about me in general but there is slightly more to me than cancer and colostomy's - so here are 11 random facts about me. 1. [...]
My 100th Post & 1st Birthday!
This is my 100th post and it was also the 1st birthday of this Blog last week so pretty exciting in the world of this, my lovely little blog. I love this blog, I love the opportunity to write, the opportunity to share my story and the opportunity to do anything I can to help anyone [...]
Is The Sun Setting on Hiding Your Colostomy?
As I said in my Nicola B and the Two Big C's blog post, I have never hidden the fact I have a colostomy, traditionally I have never made a massive point of it either. This has changed slightly in the last few months. Talking about it more openly through the fabulous Cancer Research UK and [...]
This Too Shall Pass
I am having a tough day. I have hay-fever so bad it is making my head foggy and I am struggling to write this post as just looking down is making my nose run. My kids are doing everything they know they shouldn't and completely ignoring me when I try to retain some semblance of [...]