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Cancer, the new Voldemort?

19th September 201719th September 2017Leave a comment

After I was diagnosed with cancer, I noticed that a few people didn’t like to say the word cancer around me. I’ve always just called my cancer cancer, so I didn’t really understand why all of a sudden cancer was The Disease Which Must Not Be Named. Read More

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When it comes to cancer, there are no winners or losers

29th August 201711th September 20176 Comments

Today, a friend of mine posted a nice condolence message on Facebook. I clicked through to the friend-of-my-friend’s Facebook page and there were tons of messages on his wall. First they were things like, “Keep fighting!” and “Be strong!” and “Don’t give up!” and then, after he died, the messages were “Sadly he lost his... Read More

Amy receiving chemo

The new normal

23rd August 201721st September 2017Leave a comment

Since becoming indicted as An Ill Person™ (I still don’t really think of myself as one), I’ve come to accept the following things as normal. I wonder if the same is true for other people with cancer? Read More

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Bowel cancer: my signs and symptoms before diagnosis

15th August 201711th September 2017Leave a comment

Hi again. Lots of people ask me what my symptoms were, so I thought I’d write a bit about life before diagnosis in the hopes that maybe it helps someone. Read More

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Postoperative ileus after colectomy surgery

7th August 201711th September 20171 Comment

Today is the first day I’ve felt any nausea on chemo, and although it’s fairly mild, it caught me by surprise. I’ve mostly been crocheting some fingerless gloves to keep my hands warm during my next oxaliplatin escapade, chewing gum and procrastinating going to Sainsbury’s, so I thought I’d write about my worst post-surgery complication:... Read More

Amy gaunt after ileus

My ‘enhanced recovery’ experience after colectomy surgery

1st August 201711th September 20174 Comments

The morning after surgery, I was supposed to be up and out of bed. It’s called enhanced recovery; they get you up and walking as soon as possible after surgery and it helps you heal faster. Read More

Amy in hospital bed with scanxiety

Cancer and relationships

9th July 201711th September 20172 Comments

A weird thing happens when you get cancer. So many people that you don’t expect reach out, and then you get radio silence from some of the people who you are certain you’ll hear from. Read More

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Hi there! I’m Amy and I am a web designer who lives in England with my husband and two cats. I am a host to stage 4 bowel cancer.

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