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Some Days Are Harder Than Others
Today I’m seeing Suzy Cleator. Remember her? My oncologist. She went off to have a baby. Well she had a little girl and now she’s back. In the waiting room is a woman who is obviously having...
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Time Takes a Cigarette
Two years ago today my cousin Gaby died of cancer. In the three months between her diagnosis and her death she endured a great deal of pain and fear. Gaby faced her illness with courage. That is not to...
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Stepping Through a Doorway
A long day is in prospect. I’m having the big scary bone scan. Sitting on the bus I notice that I have forgotten to wear the opal ring that Miranda gave me for Christmas. I feel doomed. 9.30 – Princess...
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A Man’s Perspective
When I was going through chemotherapy my boyfriend Nick was on the other side of the world. He watched helplessly from a distance as my hair fell out and I became physically ill. On Skype, he shared...
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A Letter to My Last Born
Eloise Hopkins wrote a letter that helped her to process some difficult emotions: There are no notes to refer to of that time. The emotions so raw and powerful they couldn’t bear analysis. Could be...
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Acceptance is the Key to Freedom
We were utterly blown away by Sim Warren’s unexpected news of remission. After she’d finished partying all night, we asked her to tell us a bit more about what happened: Last July I was told that the...
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Gaby We Miss You
My beautiful cousin Gaby succumbed to cancer on the 17th of October 2008. She was a wonderful artist, funny, kind, clever and brave. Above all she was humane. I miss her every day. This tribute to Gaby...
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