Public view

It’s half term. That means no college counselling and teaching to do for a week. I am desperate to take a step back from work life for a while. Not that I was doing my usual amount of work. I can’t anymore. Which adds to my frustration at not being able to...

Finding new friends

I have already shared with you the importance of being with positive people and people who you can rely on and trust. This will be the biggest asset you can have when you have treatment for cancer. I was warned at the beginning of all of this by someone who was well...

Anxiety & Depression – how to anti-think

I have been working a lot with these two issues this week. They are the best of friends and can be difficult to pull apart. You would have experienced one or both of these feelings at some point in your life. I have had both in different measures throughout my time...

Niksen

Close to tears all day. The muscle pains tremor through me – wave after wave. In defiance I get my to do list an work my through it. A few tasks are scratched off quickly. Others migrate from week to week. I long to see the whole list scores through. The radio...

Sorry kids

Five weeks ago I wore a new pair of shoes. They were lovely. A bargain in the Next sale. They rubbed the top of my feet – I thought nothing of it. New show wear in. Today the sores that are there now resemble an upside down mushroom. My skin no longer heals...

The Stanley knife attack

The first thing I did when I woke up at 06:17 am was to look for the person who had a stanley knife and was slicing away at my spine. They must be here somewhere. I put the torch on, on my phone scanning the room for the culprit. I wanted to punch them in the face...