Category: Blood diaries

  • The “Cancer Death Touch”, and other no-no’s you should be aware of!

    The “Cancer Death Touch”, and other no-no’s you should be aware of!

      There are so many things you should and shouldn’t do when you’ve got blood cancer. While i’ll save that diatribe for another post, right now I wanted to touch on some things which frustrate me as I go through this ‘experience’. (Let’s not call it a journey folks, unless you’re comparing my journey to…

  • I’m good thanks, no really!

    I’m good thanks, no really!

    I wasn’t prepared for the reaction to my public coming out of having an incurable blood cancer. It has been surprisingly positive and encouraging, with people following my lead of ‘no sad faces’ . Of course I think my overall attitude and demeanour towards this horrible health problem has helped shape the conversation. People have…

  • Bloody blood disorder

    Bloody. blood disorder. I’ve never sworn so much in my entire life (that’s a lie). The day I met with my doctors who told me I have an incurable, but treatable disease. The thoughts went from “What did I do to deserve this” to “How on earth could this happen? I’m so young and healthy.” Now…