The second Christmas after my treatment finished I was at the work Christmas party when one of the young lawyers asked me if I had any tattoos. “Yes,” I said, and I showed them one of my dots. They looked closer. “What is it?” Without missing a beat I said, “It’s the world from far away.” They smiled, slightly confused, and another of the young lawyers said “Really? That’s kind of cool”. The conversation moved on. But the words stayed with me. When I lay on the radiotherapy

Life is a song, it ends when it ends" - Taylor Swift, Opalite As the mother of a 16 year old daughter I have listened to The Life of a Showgirl a lot. Every time I ferry my daughter anywhere in the car a lot. I would not choose to listen to that album over and over again - but having been held hostage to it - I am struck by the beauty of the language and imagery Taylor Swift uses. “ Buy the paint in the colour of your eyes and graffiti my whole damn life” “And when anyone c

I was in my office working late a few Thursday nights ago. Since cancer I’ve tried to avoid working late. I watched the sun set behind...

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection. -Arthur Schopenhauer This year is very joyous for...