Cha cha cha, Breast Cancer Now and a little bit of coaching thrown in for free (Fling it in Friday)

I love this ‘Optimist; someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s more like a cha-cha’ and I’ve made my mind up to adopt this mindset, always. The news that in the UK Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have merged to form Breast Cancer […]

Really? You’re serious?! @*&$

After a series of administrative cock ups and general organisational malaise I now have an appointment with my Consultant Oncologist on 13th July. Yes, July. That appointment will enable me to be referred to Radiotherapy. Estimated wait time from that point……..5 weeks which might take us to mid-August before the treatment eventually begins. 15 weeks, […]

This is what breast cancer looks like

As we go past the longest day of the year and supposedly head into Summer for real I thought that I’d take a moment to show you what breast cancer really looks like, in fact what I still look like ( Don’t be alarmed, I’m not posting images of my scars and post surgery nasties). […]

Ramadan Mubarak

  Today is the first day of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. I received a Ramadan greeting from my family in the Gambia today and have seen many articles about it. I’ve been lucky enough to be in predominately Muslim countries during Ramadan in the past and seen for myself the connectedness that it brings. […]

Stop Press: Look on @deadlinenews for good news about breast cancer

Okay, so a fun weekend has just passed. Saturday in particular was a good day. As I woke up a text message caught my eye and it read ‘Look on deadline news. I look like a mad woman!! xxx’. Yes it was somewhat true, I did indeed look at the website link (nattily shared here) […]

Be a swapper not a (mood) swinger

It’s hard to cry beautifully isn’t it? To look in control and not contorted. Not puffy and pokey eyed. I’ve had a couple of moments where tears have flowed this week and I know that it’s not my best look, inside and definitely out! My eyes get puffy really quickly, even from just a couple […]

It’s time to get a tattoo and a haircut…….

It’s all good news here. The Oncotype DX test has shown that in my case Chemotherapy will not be effective in preventing a reoccurrence or to put it in medical blurb my personal risk stratification profile is low or as Dr De Silva put it last night ‘Congratulations you’ve passed!’ So we’re delighted that route […]

“Get a grip Rosemary” says Elton John

I guess that we all have a hidden Diva inside of us somewhere and it’s triggered by different things. Cars cutting the corners around my neighbourhood, slow supermarket checkouts, wet hair and narcissist selfie stick wavers. Each to their own. Today, the Gloucester Echo reported that “Elton John lets rip at Kingsholm Stadium” Now before […]

Run Lisa, run!

On Sunday a friend of mine, the lovely Lisa did something no sensible human should do in my opinion. She went out in the rain. I hate the rain, it’s the one weather system that absolutely makes me feel less than positive and this only increases if I get my hair wet. In my view […]