[CANCER] Another Update and Some Smaller Charities for those #BusyLivingWithMets

So, it’s been over a week since I got my new diagnosis (I still don’t know how big/bad it is), and by now I should have had a CT guided biopsy, and a CT scan with contrast … COVID is playing havoc with appointments, so it’s going to quite a bit longer before I know […]

[CANCER] Fear of the known? Chemotherapy (again) #WhatCancerLooksLike #BreastCancer

Well, it’s not fear of the known, more like – as Kaz says ‘The fact is you must face the known this time around with a gut wrenching feeling in your stomach, before the drugs have even had the chance to do that for you. It’s not exciting and it’s not something I had planned […]

[CANCER] Event for ‘Younger Women’ with Secondaries with @BCCare #YoungerWomenTogether

When I wrote about how good the ‘Younger Women Together’ event for women with primary cancer (under 45) was, I never anticipated that I’d be back so soon for an event for younger women with secondaries (or metastatic cancer)! I am, however, very grateful for the fact that these events exist, because it just helps […]

[CANCER] Talking Radiotherapy Options @TheChristieNHS

After having had my zoladex at the GPs, I headed off to The Christie, ready to talk radiotherapy with Dr Misra, and whether I want to be entered into the CORE trial – I will be having radiotherapy either way, but it may be standard treatment, or stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (which seems to be used quite […]