Forever a Cancer Parent..

I didn’t write as much as I planned to this month and it’s not because I forgot, it’s because part of me wants to scream from the rooftops about how important it is to create a united front for childhood cancer awareness, and the other part is aware that most people don’t care. Not in…

Some relationships have expiration dates…

I thought about writing this one for a long time, because it’s such a massive aspect of a cancer families journey. The way people you thought would be there for the long haul end up tapping out. How friends and family can become insensitive to your situation because it’s “too much”, like we don’t live…

They say it takes a Village …

When you have children you’ll often hear the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” and that sentiment is 100% true when it comes to paediatric oncology. When Aurora was first diagnosed I wrote a long, emotional statement about what had happened, which was shared on Facebook and did the rounds around not…

The hyperchondriac parent..

During Aurora’s journey I was inundated with messages from concerned parents about their questions and worries not being listened to, and asking how they go about being taken seriously when voicing their concerns regarding their child’s health. I had people list symptoms and scenarios they found themselves in when it came to advocating on behalf…

Know the signs and symptoms

“One of the things that they teach new physicians is the phrase “When you hear hoofs, think horse, not zebra.” The principle is quite simple — the odds are the patient has the more common diagnosis than a rare, improbable one” Most people can name at least one symptom of cancer. Most people would think…

Go Gold For September

For those who follow my blog but don’t follow my Instagram I posted earlier to say that I planned on writing again, alongside sharing my childhood cancer 30 blogs for 30 days which has become a yearly tradition. Understandably childhood cancer may not be high on your list of priorities, but it wasn’t on mine…