Cancer and You is one of two podcasts I record on my orange houseboat in the river Thames. This podcast is for anyone affected by cancer, including family, friends, colleagues, medical professionals etc. I focus on the emotional and [READ MORE]
When we are ill, we can be at our most vulnerable. We may want to be a good patient and not rock the boat, for fear of annoying those we depend on. Yet we also may want to feel [READ MORE]
Whether you are going through or have finished treatment, live with cancer, are family, a friend, a colleague or a health care professional working in the field – cancer will affect you emotionally and mentally. And this is not because [READ MORE]
Do you, too, avoid listening to some pieces of music, because of the feelings or thoughts it may unleash in you? There is music that defines us and tells the story of our life. There is music that talks [READ MORE]
Whatever our circumstances in life, metaphors can give us clarity, meaning and stability. And so, like many other people diagnosed with cancer, I used to look at my life as a cancer journey. But at some point the metaphor started to work against me. I had outgrown it. What happened? [READ MORE]
If you are affected by cancer (whether you have been diagnosed, treated, or a relative, friend), then you will know how painful it can be, when someone else dies of cancer. How can we honour the pain of the [READ MORE]
When my friend was dying, I lost my voice. I was left speechless with grief. Not literally, but I might as well have been. [READ MORE]
What is cancer anger? When does it happen? Who gets it? And what can you do about it? Cancer anger is a normal response to fear, despair and grief – a range of feelings which cancer brings into our lives. [READ MORE]
Cancer survivor guilt exists; it is real; I had it, too. But it is a feeling and attitude that is conditioned and not justified. Cancer survivor guilt is someone else’s anger and despair. It is not ours to take [READ MORE]
Chemo brain is one of many possible side effects of cancer treatment. Not everyone will get it, but I did. And I did not really know what to expect and how to cope. Why Chemo Brain? During cancer treatment [READ MORE]
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