Travel blog – Living with cancer highlighting Accessible Travel
This is a editorial working with MobilitySmart for daily living aids which both me and my mum now require. We usually associate any kind of injury in the home as being reserved for the elderly or less mobile and yet many preventable accidents or simple straining injuries can happen to all ages and levels of […]
What helps with nausea from cancer treatment Nausea is my worse fear. I hate being sick to the point that it makes me have panic attacks. When I was younger, I would faint when I was sick turns out I was pressing on a gland in my neck which caused me to blackout this used […]
Can meditation help with anxiety What is meditation Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. (source Wikipedia) How to meditate […]
What happens at pre chemo assessment and how to prepare What happens at pre chemo appointments Normally before each chemo session you will have a pre chemo assessment with a member of your oncology team. This is a meeting to see how you are, checking treatment check side effects, ask questions and sometimes discuss results. […]
How to visit Yosemite if you have a chronic illness Fellow Blogger Caroline from Functioning Tired shares with us her experience of visiting Yosemite with a chronic illness. Caroline suffers with Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome aka POTS is a form of dysautonomia, which means the autonomic nervous system has trouble regulating some key functions. This […]
My Favourite Charity: Shine Cancer Support Having cancer can be lonely for any age. It is a scary time and its important that you can find the right support and I have found this through Shine Cancer Support a wonderful UK Cancer Charity. Who are Shine Cancer Support Shine Cancer Support is a great charity […]
Constipation during Chemotherapy Apologies if this article is a little too much information but going through cancer has at least made me more comfortable talking about my bowels well to be honest I dont really have a choice. During chemotherapy my constipation got so bad I got to the point where I wanted to call […]
Getting a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis To be told you have any sort of cancer is devastating you automatically think of cancer and death. Even if you haven’t experienced a relative going through a cancer diagnosis it is now quite common in the media. More often than not in films and TV programmes when somebody has […]
Younger breast cancer network : Online support for breast cancer The Younger Breast Cancer Network is my lifeline, without this amazing group and Shine Cancer Support I would not have been able to cope with breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, side effects and living with terminal cancer. What is the Younger Breast Cancer Network Also referred […]
Ways to cope with anxiety when travelling Do you suffer with anxiety when travelling? Or do you feel unwell when travelling (not motion sickness) but didnt even realise this could be signs of being anxious when travelling? Then I hope to clear things up for you and I share with you some anxiety coping mechanisms […]