My journey beyond the cancer seas. Busy got busy. I saw her go out through the kitchen door to do her many things. I coaxed her with the snow that had landed light and melting in the cold morning. There was just enough magic to capture her, and she turned…

My journey beyond the cancer seas. It’s taken a good few hours and the kind ministrations of a dear friend to finally be able to breathe out a long sigh of relief. I thought I was going in for a follow up scan today, to then have a week wait…

My journey beyond? the cancer seas. Maybe it’s a positive thing. Maybe it’s not all doom and gloom. Perhaps there is a vein of gold in this most recent call to have another scan, as the yearly MRI revealed something that needs another look. Maybe it’s just scar tissue. Funny…

My journey beyond the cancer seas. Something about the making of my bed really works for me in the morning. The acknowledgement of closing the door on sleep as the diurnal rhythms dictate my foray into the day, soothes me. Straightening the duvet, fluffing the pillow, shaking out and laying…

My life beyond the cancer seas Here is a woman. As the light shines in through the kitchen window she wipes away the tears, her head is bowed, her arms across her middle. She holds herself thus for a few minutes, letting the tears come, watching them drop into the…

Beyond the cancer seas and into the menopause mountain It was dank. I think in Scotland they would call this day a dreich day. A day filled with mist and cold and little sun. Not a day for an adventure for most, more a day of firesides, steaming drinks and…

The magic of nettle. I’m excited. I’m truly happy in this moment. It’s the small things that give joy these days and this is such good news. I will tell more about why in a moment. First to set the backdrop of this story. When I was diagnosed with breast…

Musings on life after cancer and during menopause New phase and new chapter. The time of recovery that I craved for last year, that I focused on with a single minded obsession. That I was going to survive. And I am thankful to say I did indeed survive breast cancer…