#4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

At college in the late 80s I did an A Level Film Studies course. I took it because, coupled with English Literature and Media Studies I thought it would fit nicely, my friend Bev was doing it and I also thought it would be an easy subject to boost my A levels as I needed … Continue reading #4 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY →

#3 CHECK YOUR BAPS GIRLS

This week’s ‘blob’ is brought to you live from my sofa this Chemo Tuesday evening – because basically if last week’s treatment was like doing 30mph in Martin’s Mazda through the narrow country lanes of a tranquil village to get to the Barbridge pub in Nantwich on a bank holiday Monday, this session was more … Continue reading #3 CHECK YOUR BAPS GIRLS →

#2 PLAYING THE WAITING GAME

Welcome back to the cancer blog. Or my ‘blob’, as my mum called it last week on the phone. She can’t say Debenhams either so I missed that shopping experience in my youth. Meanwhile, she struggles with the name Damien, which is what my sister was going to call her firstborn. Until she realised the … Continue reading #2 PLAYING THE WAITING GAME →

#1 CANCER IS A FULL TIME JOB

From the minute you wake up, until the moment sleep thankfully descends, ‘it’ is on your mind. Whether it is at the front door like an uninvited Jehovah’s Witness or in the background, like an impatient toddler demanding snacks. And there are so many things to do! I have had three telephone calls just this … Continue reading #1 CANCER IS A FULL TIME JOB →

The Royal We and Cancer

So, the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has recently announced her cancer diagnosis to the masses. How utterly distasteful that the reason she had to do this is because, ‘we’ (the public) and ‘they’ (the media) have hounded, questioned, and continually broadcast about her recent absence. We have dissected and ridiculed the photographs she published … Continue reading The Royal We and Cancer →