World Cancer Day- Why cancer needs to be part of wider conversations amongst the Black community
If someone would have told me years ago that there was a chance I’d be...
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Black Women Rising – The Untold Cancer Stories
Read MoreBlack Women Rising- The Untold Cancer Stories, is the UK’s first all-black female cancer portrait...
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Chat magazine feature
Read MoreFeeling overwhelmed today- me and my mum made a double paged feature in Chat Magazine....
Introduction
I cried myself into my 32nd birthday. My 31st year was, to put it bluntly, the most horrendous year...
Hi Cancer
“I’m not going to beat around the bush, unfortunately we have found cancer.” Those were the words my breast...
Reality Bites
After making a loose plan with my consultant and telling everyone I needed to about my cancer diagnosis, reality...
Chemo Love
Consenting to chemotherapy is one of the bravest things any human can do. On one hand you know it...
Losing my femininity PART 1: Losing my hair
As the day approached for the BIG chop I had received two sets of good news at one of...
Losing my femininity PART 2: Losing my fertility
When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer I was told that same day that an offer of preserving...
Losing my femininity PART 3: Losing my boobs
From the very outset of my cancer journey, I knew at some point along the way I would be...
Getting clear about my support network
One thing you can count on becoming clear about when your diagnosed with cancer is who is there for...
Peckham Peculiar Feature
My blog was featured in the latest edition of The Peckham Peculiar!! Nice write up guys- Thankyou! All editions...
Finishing chemo, recovering from my operation and getting the all clear
Upon completion of my last chemo I gave all my nurses a little personalised gratitude present, as scary as...