October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When my friend was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 14 years ago I was stunned. She was the first person I’d ever heard of with Breast Cancer and sadly she lost her life within 5 years. Since then I’ve known another 3 friends with Breast Cancer. And several other friends…
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At Least You Don’t Have Cancer
I’ve had a few people say to me “at least you don’t have cancer” including my husband. I’m so glad I don’t have cancer, it’s an evil disease that doesn’t care who it attacks, young or old. Nearly everyone knows someone with cancer. Getting a diagnosis feels like being given a death sentence. Even those…
Boobs and Me! Blogtober 2018
I’ve decided to join in with Blogtober this year again, I missed a year last year but I did join in in 2016. With Blogtober you are given a prompt to write about each day during October. As it’s the 2nd of October I’m already a day late so I am combining two posts in…
Is Time the Healer of Grief?
They say time is a great healer. When I was in the throws of my greatest grief I was told this by so many people. I hated it. I didn’t want to heal, I didn’t want time, or anything else to take away my grief, pain and sorrow were the only things I felt I…
Family – Word of the Week
I don’t very often talk about my older children (adults) at their request, but this week has been as much about them so I’m choosing the word Family to include all my family. This week my ex husband has been to visit. He lives in the South of France and we don’t get to see…