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 […]
Raising awareness
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 […]
Race For Life 2013
Race for Life 2013… Well… I DID IT!!! 6 weeks ago I was in hospital having radiotherapy for Thyroid Cancer. This weekend, I ran Race for Life and raised £1298 for Cancer Research UK. Thanks to all of you, my readers and sponsors who believed in me. It was tough. It was 35 degrees of […]
Who am I running Race For Life for?
Who am I running Race For Life for? A pretty loaded question, coming from me. I could run for Clare – a little girl who died of Leukaemia aged only 5, when I was fighting it myself aged 8. Or a little boy called Daniel, who died of a tumour, shortly after I was diagnosed […]
Cancer doesn’t stop for Christmas
This post may start off a little less than cheery, but stick with it, while I try to show you the true meaning of Christmas spirit… On Christmas day, while you are chinking your champagne flute, carving the turkey, pulling crackers and littering your house with torn wrapping paper and merriment… Savour every moment of […]