Cancer Journey Posts
To the me of a year ago…
To the me of a year ago. Midway through chemo and feeling like 💩Dear Chemo Lauren, I know you feel like absolute shit right now. It’s the never-ending nausea and bloating.It’s the fact you can’t sleep…
Latest CT Scan Results…
Latest CT Scan results, November 2023
Dealing with Anxiety after Cancer
My tips to deal with anxiety after going through cancer
CT Scan Results are in...
Going for a CT scan is still a strange experience- having the contrast dye injected by the machine and the strange warmth you feel gradually moving around your body is… odd.
Changing the Narrative around a Cancer diagnosis
Rather than ostracise people who have cancer, I believe we need to learn more about it all and help push forward new treatments, new healing methods and greater awareness.
Prepping for Chemotherapy…
Following on from my last post, a LOT has happened and I'm not sure where to start with it all, but I wanted to put together a post to share the latest in this crazy journey I'm on.
Complementary therapies that have helped alongside Cancer Treatment
After getting my cancer diagnosis back in July, literally the next day I started booking alternative healing treatments. We absolutely know now that wellness is not just physical. Here is what I have done so far (2 months in) and how it's helped me…
How Surgery Went- August 2022
I've just come home after 5 nights in hospital recovering from major abdominal surgery to remove about a foot of my colon. Overall it probably wasn’t as bad as I was fearing and I’m feeling better day by day…
Update on the Journey
What a week it's been after my diagnosis last week. There are moments when it hits me like a tonne of bricks and moments when I feel almost normal. Such a surreal kind of experience. But I do have some good news…
More Scans and Surgery Booked In
My tumor was classed as stage 3 as it has just started penetrating the muscle wall of the colon. I was hoping for stage 2, knowing the stage 1 would be very unlikely given the symptoms I was having…
Finding out I had Cancer - my journey so far
Well this is a blog I honestly never thought I'd write. I was diagnosed with ADHD just before my 39th birthday. I only started reading into it after having suspicions that my son was showing some of the more classic symptoms…