Apparently today is “World Cancer Day”…a day when the whole world silently – or in some cases loudly – acknowledges all Cancers…the impact of cancer….we think of the people fighting it….and those already…. taken.
I have spent a month sort … Read the rest
I thought I should step up a bit this year…..you know…actually walk the walk not just talk the talk…
I shall explain.
The Diet / Food stuff. You all know I have been “obsessing” for quite some time about what … Read the rest
The pause…otherwise known as the Christmas holiday…..that rolls into New Year…that rolls into the first week in January…where routine gets thrown out the window…when everyone spends at least 10% of their energy looking up at the sky…either in desire for … Read the rest
I have been a bit quiet on the blog updates.
I am genuinely sorry.
But I am also not!
I have had a bit of “time” on my hands…which I will elaborate on another time…..but I have been enjoying the … Read the rest
I like a good headline to a blog post.
The Melanoia is a topic I have discussed with you before. The Paranoia that is induced by a Melanoma diagnosis. The fear of progression. The waiting and…. frankly disconcertingly….almost willing something … Read the rest
The inevitable thing with surgery is that the good luck of a smooth procedure with no complications is by no means a certainty.
I have just had my 4th Colonoscopy in a year.
The first was to hopefully get me … Read the rest
Back in March this year I attended a Melanoma Networking conference in Brussels. It was a first for me, it was emotional, educational and most of all inspiring. It was that event that has driven my passion since – … Read the rest
When I started to do this blog I only ever really did it to tell my immediate family & friends about the various medical Melanoma related things that were happening & changing on a daily or weekly basis.
I was … Read the rest
This time last year we were very much in the middle of the Melanoma Rollercoaster ride…..I had just had a CT scan for a suspiciously enlarged lymph node that sits right at the top of my femoral artery….and I was … Read the rest
10.30am on Saturday I joined a throng of persons of a slightly ageing disposition for the flu jab at my doctors surgery…you could almost hear them tutting as I walked in…with little people in tow. Tsk what on earth would … Read the rest