When I first read this Friendly Friday challenge from Sandy Chronicles, I first thought of how much London has changed since I first arrived here in 1995. But then I thought of the biggest change in my life in the recent years and it is not external, but internal. Hence a flashback to time before […]
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all cancer survivors, fighters and thrivers a very Happy International Cancer Survivor’s Day! I never even knew such a day existed before my diagnosis in March 2019. Now, it is a day to celebrate myself and everyone else who has had to face cancer. Since creating […]
I think I’m just in time for the party with my Friendly Friday challenge hosted by The Sandy Chronicles and Something to Ponder About. When my friend Michele, who is a blogger herself, told me about this road trip challenge, I just knew I had to take part. I have written about our plans in […]
June has arrived and with it plenty of sunshine and a half-term week. Perfect for getting in lots of riding in preparation for cycling across Europe. The countdown has started… I get butterflies when I think that in just over two months we’ll be in Nordkapp in Norway ready to begin. The buttleflies are a […]
On Sunday 23rd May, I took part in the Marsden March with a couple of friends and my sister who were all up for walking 15 miles (about 24 kilometres). We had initially signed up for the March last year, but like so many events, it got cancelled because of Covid. The organisers hoped that […]
As it is the Easter weekend, it seemed appropriate to talk about faith. I feel that we rarely talk openly about religion or faith in fear of offending or alienating someone. But it shouldn’t be like that. We should all be able to talk and express our faith without the fear of someone getting the […]
I think the fact we entered the first lockdown a year ago this week has prompted many people to take time to reflect. Who could have predicted what was ahead and that we would still be in yet another lockdown a year later? For me, this time of the year also marks another ‘anniversary’. I […]
One of the worst things about finding out I have Lynch syndrome was knowing that others in my family could and would have it, too, since it is inherited. Knowing that not only I would be living life with Lynch, but others in my family would be, too. Following my diagnosis with the syndrome, my […]
I realised that I’ve written about chemo and radiotherapy, but I haven’t mentioned one small but crucial part of the chemo treatment cycle: steroids. The first three days after each round of chemo were always the worst, and I still believe that steroids had a lot to do with it. Why steroids? As you already […]
Since I have recently written about chemotherapy and radiotherapy, I thought I should write about the end of cancer treatments. What happens next? Finishing the treatments is not the end of the battle. Another one begins as you adjust to normal life again. Living In A Haze Looking back at the period from diagnosis to […]