Alice… what's the matter?

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Introvert. Online waffler. Breast cancer fighter. Dreamer. Maybe a writer, one day…

Category: genetics and biomedical research

  • I’m still looking up

    A little while back I wrote about the power of being able to discuss with like-minded people how we feel about our diagnosis and treatment. It truly is a life-saver for your sanity because there are so many strange and new things to think about, find out about and decide on, both before during and after treatment – and it’s quite…

  • Say what you need to say

    My New Year’s resolution for 2014 was stolen from a friend. He frequently advises people to stop and then think about what they think they need to say, and test it against these three questions: “Is it true? Is it kind? Does it need to be said?” He asserts that only if something satisfies all…

  • In the waiting line

    Now, they say protein is good for you, I don’t like that this one is not. CA-125 It doesn’t sound too scary but it is, to me It’s inaccurate and an inconclusive test and it makes me sad So I spend my time keeping myself occupied with my small projects and the chances are I…

  • I really love my woolly hat

    I really love my woolly hat I wore it during chemo to keep my bald head warm at night (It’s not my favourite green, though) It has the word “POW!” on the front which was a funny thing a friend of mine would say a lot when work was full of WIN. I had a…

  • I got my mind set on you…

    Cancer research and testing Whilst I would never want to be ignorant, the burden of knowing that I have the BRCA2 gene mutation weighs heavy on my mind. The decision that I am making about whether… or when to have a bilateral salpingo-oophrectomy is one that only a few years ago I probably wouldn’t have…