CategoriesAdvice Blog Medical UncategorizedI remember having a conversation with my friend about my breast cancer diagnosis. I mentioned that I had been reading a book about how I should be eating and living to fight this disease. She responded “you always take a very academic approach to things.” I laughed, because it was true. One thing that has […]
CategoriesAdvice Blog Family Support Medical UncategorizedHaving irrational fears in the face of a serious illness is a lot more common than you’d think. When we are standing on the outside of the situation looking at someone become self-destructive, we might wonder, “what is wrong with her?” But then that same situation befalls us, and we suddenly understand what was happening. […]
CategoriesBlog Food & Health UncategorizedI remember how I would grieve food every time I went on a “diet” I would be eating the salad but imagining a roti. Then I got diagnosed with breast cancer and all the food changes that I thought were too difficult happened over night. It’s funny the things we think we can’t do until […]
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, your course of treatment could include chemotherapy. Being diagnosed with locally advanced Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), meant I went through 8 rounds of chemotherapy with the drug cocktail of Taxol, Carboplatin and Herceptin. With all of the “I heard” talk around chemo, it’s hard to imagine what a […]
CategoriesBlog Medical Resources UncategorizedI know the visceral reaction you might have when you think of getting healthcare treatment in the public system in Trinidad and Tobago. The reports of hours long waits in the A&E is enough to make anybody nervous, but when it comes to cancer care, you might want to take a second look. Private healthcare […]
CategoriesBlog Medical Resources UncategorizedFrom the time you’re diagnosed with breast cancer you will be caught up in a world wind of tests. It will feel like you’re being poked, stuck and injected ad nauseum ( literally). But I assure you that the doctors only want you to get the best treatment possible. Just so you understand what you’re […]
CategoriesBlog Education Family Support UncategorizedWhen you’re going through illness you meet all kinds of people. You also re-discover many of the people that you’ve always known. Difficult times bring out qualities in people you may have never known they possessed had you not been in a deep and dark situation and needed their help. What many you not realise […]
“You have breast cancer”..words to take the wind out of anyone. You must be feeling angry, confused or even overwhelmed. I know exactly how you feel. You probably just want someone to hold your hand and walk you through this complex maze you’ve now found yourself facing. The first thing I want you to […]
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