I have to say I am very used to being on my own. I like (love) my life as it is. I don’t feel like I need a man to complete me. Plus after the ravages of breast cancer on my body I pretty much decided to close the shop. Sure I had the odd … Continue reading
Tagged with breast cancer …
In defense of Jess Ainscough, the Wellness Warrior who sadly passed last week
As you know if you follow this blog, I was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 39. I followed every bit of the Oncologists advice. I had disfiguring surgery (a double mastectomy), a year of chemotherapy and four years later I still take hormone blocking medication. I was thrown into menopause during chemo, and now have … Continue reading
Aligning my purpose with my passion – fear and excitement in equal measure!
If you’ve been following along here for the past few years you will know that 3 years ago I made the big decision to move to New York from Sydney Australia after going through a year of breast cancer bullshit. I was fortunate enough to work for an incredibly supportive and global business who facilitated … Continue reading
I’m running the 2014 NYC marathon in honor of Nicole Wilson
I’m running the 2014 NYC marathon in honor of Nicole Wilson I am offically signed up for the New York City marathon this year. I will be running in Nicole’s honor and hope to raise plenty of money for cancer research in the process. Please help me in my quest. Thanks to Freds Team and … Continue reading
Tribute video for Nicole
Lessons learned. Grief is not linear. I am not gradually feeling better every day. Some days are much easier than others. That’s about all I can aim for right now. Last week Nicole’s work place in NY held a memorial service in her honor. They paid for her mum to travel from Australia to attend. … Continue reading
Dating in a post breast cancer world
We’ve all heard of women who met the love of their life after being diagnosed with breast cancer. There’s even a girl in a young pink sisters facebook group I belong to, that recently got engaged to a man she started dating in the thick of chemo. These are the stories I love hearing about, … Continue reading
The fear
Who has ever heard of the saying (or is it a sentiment) that fear is a waste of emotion? I tend to think this is a pretty accurate depiction. Mostly because fear is almost always a feeling about an event that may or (more often) may not happen. And it can be totally debilitating. … Continue reading
I am an iron woman – at least I am half of one :)
Can’t believe I haven’t written a post about my half ironman here until now. I did the race almost 8 weeks ago…that’s just plain rude! Maybe it’s because it was much tougher than I anticipated, like so tough it hurt. The swim as usual was easy (because I am a fish) but the bike ride … Continue reading
2.5 years in the life of my hair
From the beginning of my hair loss journey, right through until today, here’s a montage of my luscious (haha) locks!
Time for some iron
When last I wrote I was full of bravado and bullet proofness. I’m afraid to say things haven’t been all that straight forward in the time since then. Sure, I’ve had some high times, but life has also interfered with the ride along the way. I’m about to tell you something that you may not … Continue reading
My Pink Ribbon Journey 