31. Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Some real awareness.

I spent many dark days searching for survivors of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) online. It’s the worst kind, the most aggressive with the worst survival rates, the one that is more common in younger women. Yet young women are not aware of it. I had never heard about it until it happened to me. …

23. Cancer Beauty Part I – Trying to look normal-ish

Losing your hair is a horrible side effect of chemotherapy. It really didn't bother me much to lose my head hair, but losing eyebrows is another story. They're still there, don't get me wrong, but they're much thinner than before. So I pencil them in every day so I can look and feel normal. Without …

22. A year into healing stage 4 cancer – Happy anniversary to me! The 5 most important things I’ve learned this year.

A year ago today I was diagnosed with aggressive triple negative breast cancer. The initial diagnosis was stage three after a biopsy and ultrasound a week previous. I spoke to my sister on the phone the day before and I remember saying I could handle stage one or two but I hoped it wouldn’t be …

20. How and why stage 4 cancer changed me

I barely recognise myself. Sometimes I catch a glimpse in the mirror and I see an unfamiliar sight staring back at me. I catch a look at my bald head and my skinny alien like body and I think, woah, I have cancer! I have now turned into that image of what cancer looks like. …

7. Rants: What not to say to someone with cancer

This post is part of a new section on my blog called Rants. It is where I get to have a rant about all the things that have pissed me off on this journey. And I love a good rant, don't you? Things I will be getting off my chest... 5 year survival rates, cannabis …