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Bread

I've been journalling every day since January. Each morning I've been dumping my thoughts out of my head onto paper. It's been helping me control my anxious and whirling mind. Usually I write about what I'm feeling and what I did the previous day. Maybe something about my therapy and the processing of my thoughts. … Continue reading Bread →

diddy2309 Bread, Happiness, Mindfulness, Moving Forward 5 Comments April 18, 2020April 19, 2020 5 Minutes

Living my best life

I haven’t blogged in months. Not since the beginning of June to be precise. I was riding high on a wave of positivity; my image having appeared on billboards in Times Square and Piccadilly Circus. I’d been on BBC Radio London and made a repeat appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live. There were press articles … Continue reading Living my best life →

diddy2309 Cancer, Counselling, Exercise, Mental health 9 Comments September 29, 2019 4 Minutes

Weather report

At the weekend, Facebook reminded me that I started this breast cancer blog a year ago. When I wrote the first post, I had no idea what reaction I’d get – if any! I had no idea how blogs worked...and even less about search engine optimisation. I still haven’t worked that out and it did … Continue reading Weather report →

diddy2309 Acceptance, Cancer, Choice, Living flat, Mental health 4 Comments February 18, 2019March 8, 2019 3 Minutes

The one about anger

Anger is fuel. We feel it and we want to do something. Hit someone, break something, throw a fit, smash a fist into the wall, tell those bastards. But we are nice people, and what we do with our anger is stuff it, deny it, bury it, block it, hide it, lie about it, medicate … Continue reading The one about anger →

diddy2309 Anger, Cancer 4 Comments January 4, 2019January 1, 2019 4 Minutes

Flowers make me happy

Growing flowers from seed, following my breast cancer diagnosis, has to be one of the most joyful things that I've ever done. Being able to step outside early on a summer's morning, before the sun has risen too high in the sky, and look at the beauty of the flowers in my cutting patch has … Continue reading Flowers make me happy →

diddy2309 Cancer, Flowers, Happiness 11 Comments July 25, 2018 3 Minutes

The one about pain

I've experienced a lot of physical and mental pain during my treatment and surgery for breast cancer.  That pain pales into insignificance compared to the acute sciatic pain that I'm now experiencing in my left leg and the psychological pain that has come along for the ride. I've just come back from my daily dog … Continue reading The one about pain →

diddy2309 Cancer, Mental health, Pain 6 Comments July 2, 2018 4 Minutes

Flower power

How a joyous, yet poignant, visit to RHS Chelsea Flower Show reinforced my love of flowers but came at a time when I was experiencing acute anxiety, two years after being diagnosed and being treated for breast cancer. Two years on On Wednesday I spent the day at Chelsea Flower Show with Liam. Nothing too … Continue reading Flower power →

diddy2309 Cancer, Flowers, Mental health 4 Comments May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 5 Minutes

Sunshine, food and medicine

“Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” Luther Burbank, Botanist & Horticulturalist 1849-1926 Breast cancer and mastectomy are big parts of this blog, but I also want to write more about flowers and seeds and all things horticultural. It’s these little beauties that are … Continue reading Sunshine, food and medicine →

diddy2309 Cancer, Flowers 1 Comment April 5, 2018 3 Minutes

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  • Living my best life September 29, 2019
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The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot
This is what Stronger feels like to me - hard work, determination, perseverance, resilience. It’s the combination of building mental and physical power whilst accepting that the process isn’t linear. There are ebbs and flows and many many dips along the way. The highs of lifting a PB or Nordic Walking 5k in a new record time are moments to be treasured - the lows of a new diagnosis, injury or mental relapse are so difficult to endure. But they are pathways to be able to experience the highs again.
Sourdough crumpets. The best use of the discard I’ve found yet. Perfect with golden syrup & just right on this icy cold Sunday afternoon. Cooked slowly, it’s fascinating to see the bubbles turn into holes on the top surface. Hot chocolate anyone?
This is one of the first pieces that I wrote as an advocate for patient choice after mastectomy. It still holds true.
Today is the five year anniversary of my breast cancer diagnosis. I feel lucky & grateful to be cancer free and alive.

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