What I think when I think about cancer
Cancer played a big part in our family lives when I was young, but wasn’t something we really talked about afterwards.
What’s going OM?
Genes are inherited and it can feel like you’re not in control. Which is a frightening place to be. BRCA+ Chat have turned the positive diagnosis into… an enormous positive with their supportive community and events. The online yoga and meditation sessions are fast becoming an integral part of the support package. But why, what’s going OM?
There is healing
Today’s blog has been written by Ruth, @ruthcookson. She speaks beautifully about BRCA, the impact of this physically and emotionally and her journey to find healing. I’ll start off by being completely honest: I didn’t know what to write about and I’ve written a...
The waiting is the hardest part
BRCA patient details her experience with the nerve-wracking wait for a preventative mastectomy.
A BRCA Nurse’s Journey: Diagnosis with the Jewish BRCA Testing Programme
I find myself in quite the unique position where I’m both a specialist breast care nurse in the NHS and someone who has the BRCA2 gene mutation myself. Gene mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers are something I’ve been aware of and have worked with for many...
Moving Forward But Not Moving On
I won’t ever move on from my Mum’s death. It will never sit easily with me; I’ll never be comfortable with it, and I’ll never stop wishing it wasn’t true. I don’t think this spells delusion, but rather a natural reaction to losing my Mum too early.
