A weekly blog where we share our thoughts about all things and everything. Please remember these are just our thoughts and feelings.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and plays a critical part in raising awareness of this cruel disease in such young people. Did you know that every day around 10 children and young people will receive the devastating news that they have cancer? Of these 3755 young people, 1645 are aged between 0-14 years. Most…
Cancer is so much more than a physical illness. Mental health difficulties can have a huge impact on how young people tolerate and cope with treatment. Even before you are diagnosed anxiety will start to creep in. You know there is something not right and the worry about what it might be makes you feel…
Yes, I really did. And I have never needed it more than I did this week. I had simply burnt out and I found I could give no more. I know this will resonate with so many of you but I wonder how many recognise this in themselves and actually say I need a break,…
At the risk of going down a political route, I was dismayed to see a continued lack of support for the charity sector in this weeks budget, in particular, no funding or help in cancer services across the UK. We are all too aware of the financial cost this pandemic has caused alongside the desperate…
If anyone had ever said to me that one day I would be celebrating my son’s heavenly birthday’ I would have totally disbelieved them. And yet here we are approaching Tom’s 8th ‘heavenly birthday’. That is 8 years of not being able to buy him a present; 8 years of not having a cake; 8…
I don’t know about you but I love giving. At Christmas, I get more joy from watching what I have given than I do from receiving. Don’t get me wrong, I love getting presents but if I could only do one, I would choose to give. But a true act of kindness is when it…
I have been reading a news article this week highlighting how Covid restrictions have made a cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment for young people that much harder. These tough restrictions have meant that young people are having to face cancer treatment and appointments alone. As a Mum who has been there, my heart truly goes…
At last! I have been talking about doing a weekly blog for months. So finally I have sat down, stopped pontificating and am putting pen to paper as it were. Well, here we are on February 4th 2021 – World Cancer Day. A day when social media is full of reminders of the fantastic work…