Snake in the garden

The stress in our house is beyond high. My husband and I are full of it. Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand or threat. When you sense danger—whether it’s real or imagined—the body’s defenses kick into high gear in a...

My cancer cloak

A splatter of small screens filled with human faces dance on the screen in front of me. There are 18 screens/faces, including mine. My Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills course is back. I catch a glimpse of my familiar features on one of these small screens, in...

The infection

I woke up crying. Wet cheeks to go along with my face which was soaked in clammy sweat. I have a hot sweaty head. I woke up at 00:35 am feeling hot and sick. I had to go to the toilet on and off throughout the night. My temperature wobbled, losing and gaining a degree...

A promotion in my cancer career

Vulnerable. Hormones? Something is not right. No feeling in my tongue, roof of my mouth, fingers and toes. I’m OK with that. But mentally I am weak and crawling on my belly trying to find peace with what I am going through. How can you zone out of the white...

Arm bands anyone?

I cannot get on top of life. I feel I am drowning in work and can’t find the arm bands let alone the life jacket. I have so much to do and now the college term has started I’m feeling it stacking up and it feels frightening. Even the sound of a door...