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So having just completed 4 very short weeks back at work, it seems the right time to reflect on how I have handled that and what has stuck with me the most. The title of this post gives the main answer. It is good to be back! That is probably the sentence I have uttered the most to colleagues too. What I actually mean is it is good to be well enough to be back. During treatment you wonder whether you will ever feel normal again. I do!
I worked 2 short days in week 1 then followed this up on the Saturday...
May I first start with some bad news. My Mum, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s last year, unfortunately died. She had been very poorly for the past 3 months. Her cremation, in Yorkshire, was a lovely opportunity to celebrate her life and the weather didn’t let us down. My brother and I intend to take her ashes to Whitby where she had some happy times with my late father.
Can I also say a huge thank you to everyone who has added likes and comments to my last blog post. It is such a lift...
It’s time for another instalment of ‘Dining with an Ostomate’. In today’s post, Debbie talks to us about summer salads, and shares her deliciously fresh and nutritious ‘Pesto lemon chicken salad’.
All of Debbie’s recipes are of course designed with Ostomates in mind, and in case you’d missed any of her recipes to date, you can find them all in our Ileostomy, colostomy and stoma support group here.
Enjoy…
Summer salads
As an Ostomate, I was nervous...
Being diagnosed with cancer at a young age often means you’ll face challenges that differ to those who sit under an older age bracket; you might feel it has a significant impact of your education, your career, dating and perhaps starting a family - to give but a few examples.
For the above reasons we have our Diagnosed at a young age group – a space for those diagnosed at a young age to share and talk about their experiences.
Over the next month I’ll be sharing a few Community...
Stomach cancer metastasis in peritoneum. I have something called peritoneal carcinomatosis. I was told on 4th July that my cancer is incurable. The only treatment they can offer me is more of the FLOT chemotherapy. I will continue to have chemo cocktails every two weeks until the tumour stops responding or my body can no longer tolerate it. I have been on an emotional rollercoaster these last few weeks and have been feeling very down. I feel like I'm just marking time between treatments which isn...
We’re well and truly into Summer now, and Debbie – our ‘Chef to the Ostomates’, is back to talk to us about her favourite fresh, seasonal vegetables, and also to share with us a rather delicious ‘Courgette and mozzarella bake'.
All of Debbie’s recipes are of course designed with Ostomates in mind, and in case you’d missed any of her recipes to date, you can find them all in our Ileostomy, colostomy and stoma support group here.
Summertime – Courgettes...
The visible side effects of cancer treatment can arguably have a huge impact on a life. It can change how your body looks, works or feels, and really impact on a patient's confidence.
Patient.info editorial assistant, Milly Evans recently put together a post for the Patient.info website entitled How to manage the visible side effects of cancer treatment. In it she talks to one of our Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors, Natasha, offers some top tips on how to feel more like yourself as you face...
Whatever the difficulties you might be facing in life right now, listening to or playing music helps people cope – it’s a way of expressing how we feel, and for many people an accessible way of venting difficult thoughts or emotions.
Music can energise us, reduce stress and promote wellbeing – it’s no surprise then that music, your favourite artists and songs are a regular topic of discussion across the Community.
Here’s what our members have been saying about music and its...
Over the past couple of months I have been planning my return to work and finally got the last sign off yesterday. This is something I have been pushing for in my quest to get back to normality but now it is getting close, I confess to being a little apprehensive. I am due back on 1 August and that is only a few days away...
After such a long time, most of which was spent not having the energy or inclination to do very much I do wonder how I will cope! I am only doing 3 hours a day for 2 or 3 days...
Who doesn’t love food? It’s a huge part of our lives – both in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but also a social sense – catching up with family and friends, celebratory occasions etc. If you’re healthy, eating the right number of calories and nutrients might not be a problem. However, if you’re receiving treatment for cancer this can be a difficult thing to do – treatment might result in you feeling unwell and unable to eat or digest certain foods.
The...
