Travel blog – Living with cancer highlighting Accessible Travel
I was sent some Amphora Aromatic products to try and I really loved them and will be buying in the future as they are great products for my sensitive skin. They have shortened the name to AA skincare rather than Amphora Aromatics which is a bit of a mouthful. See more AA Skincare Products All […]
What does Fatigue feel like? There is being tired and then there is fatigue which is just so much worse. I have suffered from fatigue throughout my life as when I was a teenager, I had glandular fever and I would have to nap a lot I even had to take time off school. Limb […]
Do I miss alcohol on chemo? I am not a huge drinker anymore this is something that I could not say a few years ago when my weekends were planned around out and having a few beverages and then my Sundays would be spent feeling sorry for myself and saying I’m never going to drink […]
If you google realities of living with secondary breast cancer the top pages are from professionals which is all very well but here I tell my story of living with secondary breast cancer, yes what the professionals are advising is in a roundabout way correct but they dont really understand what it is actually like […]
Preparing for chemo tips Having chemotherapy can be scary, I was petrified but its not actually as bad as I was expecting. As long as I prepared for each session and made sure I had the correct medication and things to help make treatment a little better I got through it. I am now on […]
There are some excellent cancer care packages available on the market if you are looking for a gift for a cancer patient but don’t know what to get them. I don’t agree with companies charging over the odds for gift sets for cancer patients. It’s a bit like wedding gifts and favours as soon as […]
I am a stage 4 cancer patient and I write this post from my perspective of requiring a hospice. I have been scared to approach the subject of a hospice as it really does make it feel like the end But I am going to explain what hospice care is and what’s it purposes, to […]
I also suffer with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) which I think it why I feel as though I have restless legs. I get it in my arms and feet aswell. Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by chemotherapy. When I had my first lot of chemo I had it my oncologist said if it got […]
Hair loss and Chemotherapy Hair loss due to chemotherapy is actually quite dramatic. Not all chemotherapies cause hair loss, some cause complete hair loss and some cause hair thinning. I remember when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer the 2nd thing I asked was if “I going to lose my hair” and the breast […]
I didnt have a picc line when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer as my vein were healthy and I was only having 6 session of IV chemo. However when I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer my vein had had a bashing over the years and chemo had caused quite a bit of […]