Cancer was not my first brush with death. I was very lucky to survive child birth. I had a birth injury caused by my blood flow being...

I mistrust people who don't like animals. As a general rule I prefer animals to people, particularly cats, dogs and horses. I am quite...

I could read when I started school. This came as a bit of a surprise to the adults in my life. My parents did not know that I had quietly...

I am reading one of Graham Norton's memoirs. In the introduction he talks about how we are our stories. We don't live in a list of...

I bought Colm Toibin's book A Guest at the Feast because I wanted to read his essay about his cancer diagnosis and treatment. Cancer: My...

I am a goal setter. I don't have a 5 year plan but I always have goals, and when I achieve them, I get new ones. This year I have worked...

I can feel the awkwardness when I bang into some people. I can read their minds "Oh my God, it's her. Is she dying?" I know people are...

One of the greatest discoveries of my adult life was the nail technician. I grew up a terrible nail biter and finding acrylic nails was...

Well goodness me. Time sure does fly when you are feeling well! For those of you concerned because of my lengthy silence, please don't...

I am having a break at the beach. It is beautiful here and very relaxing. I was hoping I’d be feeling magnificent, but alas I think I am...

I confess that I have a treatment anthem. I listen to ACDC Thunderstruck turned up really LOUD and imagine smiting any stray cancer...

Today is a big day. Today marks 12 months since my mastectomy. Today I was out of town for work, looking at a building that allegedly...

When I was my daughter’s age I began to get very anxious about global thermonuclear war. I remember choosing it as a topic for a science...

My soul hurts. It is a very Slavic concept. In Ukrainian “iмоя душа болить”. In Croatian “boli me dusa”. Throughout history much Slav...

Guess who's back Back again Frana’s back Tell a friend Guess who's back, guess who's back Guess who's back, guess who's back Guess who's...

WT actual F? Just when I might have liked Big…when he had settled down, was happy, secure and committed…just like that…he’s dead? Good...

Ever since I was a little girl I have had an intense love of horses. My favourite TV shows were Follyfoot and Black Beauty. I read the...

Sorry for my month long absence. I have been busy improving every day. I have decided to do stuff that makes me happy while I recover...

I have started my 15 working days of radiation treatment so this post has a theme song by The Trammps https://youtu.be/A_sY2rjxq6M (more...

Chemotherapy is over! It has me looking forward. I know I still have a lot to go through - but I’m in recovery mode now. I’ll start feeling better, not worse (well, until I have reconstructive surgery, but I’m not in an enormous hurry for that). It is spring. I love spring. I love the feeling of renewal, the longer days, the smell of the rain and the warming earth, the colour green and flowers. I’ve been showered in congratulatory flowers. I have flowers surrounding me both i