Travel blog – Living with cancer highlighting Accessible Travel
I have a port fitted as I have secondary breast cancer so I need life prolonging chemotherapy on a regular basis. This means I have to have IV treatment and my veins are damaged so a port is used instead of sticking a needle into a vein. I have decided to write this post so […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Scanxiety : Getting anxious having scans for cancer I never heard the word scanxiety before I was diagnosed with cancer. I am not even sure if it is a word, but it is something we say a lot in my breast cancer support groups as it is anxiety that scans cause. Now I have secondary […]
Penny Brohn Cancer Centre Bristol, UK Penny Brown is a Cancer centre in Bristol it is available to anybody who has had a cancer diagnosis whether they are still going through treatment or it was in the past and it also supports relatives of people going through cancer. I attended the Penny Brohn centre during […]
Alternative Therapies at Penny Brohn for Cancer Patients in Bristol One of the lovely services that Penny Brohn Cancer Centre in Bristol offers is access to alternative therapies such as reflexology, acupuncture and Shiatsu. I have attended Penny Brohn for a few retreats and on one of them I got the change to have a […]