As many of you know, last year I had Thyroid Cancer, AKA Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month and a new campaign has started called #Scarfies4Thyca . The idea is to take a selfie, wearing a scarf, (selfie + scarf = scarfie) to encourage people to check their necks for abnormal lumps […]
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I’m STILL going to walk 104 miles in May
My training for my #EmmasArmy against Cancer campaign has gone somewhat out the window, since my surgery. I wasn’t prepared for that, and supposedly now, I’m not supposed to do any exercise for 4-6 weeks post surgery… which leads to the date of the walk! The thing is… I’ve worked too hard to quit. I’m […]
An #S2S2D Thankyou from Radioactive Mum
Six months ago, when undergoing internal radiotherapy, in the form of radioactive iodine, for the first time, something extraordinary happened. They called it Shoulder to Shoulder to Day #S2S2D. I had to have this treatment, for Thyroid Cancer. This treatment meant I could not go near my husband or children (or anyone else) for a […]
Tesco supports the Pampers UNICEF Campaign
This is a guest post, about the Pampers UNICEF campaign (which I support)… Tesco is backing the Pampers UNICEF campaign in the global fight against Maternal and Newborn Tetanus. From October to December, Pampers and UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisation, come together for the eighth year to launch the “1 pack = 1 vaccine” campaign. This […]
Cancer, my surgeon is coming to get you!
Today is the day of my second surgery. My talented consultant will be cutting out the other half of my thyroid and possibly a few lymph nodes, depending on how far my Cancer has spread. Yes, I’m nervous. I’m terrified. But I will be back blogging in a few days (and I have a few […]