Tag Archives: breast cancer

Looking for the self help book

Posted on June 17, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

The other day my breast cancer buddy said to me “It’s really shit having cancer”. It is really shit having cancer. It is really shit being told you  have cancer. It is even more shit having to tell people you … Continue reading →

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Post surgery swimwear

Posted on June 12, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

This is not one of those blogs that starts off all chatty and this is me and this is my life, and then hits you with what is basically an advert for stuff. But I just wanted to say that … Continue reading →

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My breasts

Posted on May 23, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

I have 4 breasts. I’ve lost 3 along the way, so that makes 7 in total – a strikingly magical number. My right breast is an amazing, hand-crafted piece of art, sculpted out of my own flesh. It is admired … Continue reading →

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Keeping it open

Posted on May 8, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

For me, the worst thing about this whole cancer secondaries has been the feeling that doors are closing for me; the feeling that life is shutting down. I have always loved new beginnings, new adventures. I’ve always loved having a … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on April 27, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

It is easy to forget to be grateful. I’m not even sure what we are grateful to – not to a God, because we are secular humanists, aren’t we? Maybe to other people. Maybe to the world. Maybe to blind … Continue reading →

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The start of the cancer story.

Posted on April 20, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

When I first had a diagnosis of cancer I was – of course – terrified. I was scared of dying, of leaving my beautiful children behind, of leaving my husband, my parents, all of that. I wasn’t even 45 yet. … Continue reading →

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Living with dying #1

Posted on April 13, 2016 by sarahsouthwest

Ha ha ha. You’re dying. I’m dying. That’s the nature of life. It is transient – a bird flying from window to window of a lighted hall. We all know that. But it’s really hard to hold on to that … Continue reading →

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What am I battling?

Posted on July 29, 2014 by sarahsouthwest

I am not battling cancer. I hate that expression. It’s meaningless. My cancer is a physiological fact. I submit myself to treatment – I swallow the tablets, I will lie still under the X-rays, I took the surgery on the … Continue reading →

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Servicing the beast

Posted on January 29, 2014 by sarahsouthwest

Having a chronic illness is a bit like having a badly behaved pet. You have to take care of it, even though you might not like it very much. So this morning I went down to see my lovely lymphoedeoma … Continue reading →

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