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Post-chemo Hair Time-lapse
Hello! One year post-chemo, here is my weekly hair time-lapse. I took a photo every week (and am still doing so ) to see how my hair was progressing each week and give me a bit of hope for being a long-haired girly again. I haven’t had it trimmed or styled at all – I’m…
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Ways in which doing a PhD is like going to parkrun
Ways in which doing a PhD is like going to parkrun (as a walker) Starting off, it all feels pretty straightforward and achievable. Then people start running past me on their second lap and I’m aware I’m only on my first lap and far behind them. I start the second lap and think I’m…
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Goals For 2026
I was going to start this blog post by saying that every year in December, I set goals for the next year. But it seems like I didn’t do that here last year! And I wanted to shake it up a bit this time, anyway. In previous years, I set maybe ten goals – some…
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Life Update Post-Breast Cancer Treatment
Hello, I have no idea if anyone comes here anymore, especially when I don’t frequent Twitter anymore to direct people here. But since I haven’t posted since February and an awful lot has happened, I thought it was about time. I’ve actually been thinking about doing this for a while, and true to form, here…
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Bumpy’s Eviction Notice is Served!
Is it weird that I’m kind of excited about having my breast lumpectomy? My surgery (wide local excision / lumpectomy) is set for early March and I am glad to have the beginnings of a plan. We still don’t know if I will need further surgery. Radiotherapy seems to be a given, and possibly chemo,…
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Cancer #4 – Breast Cancer Diagnosis
I was assuming that my autism diagnosis was the only diagnosis I had this month but 2025 has started with a bang! On Friday 3rd January I found a painful lump at the top of my left breast. I got in touch with my GP on the Monday, who put me on the two week…
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10/1/25 – Diagnosis Day
Warning: Unedited gibberish incoming! I never thought I’d be writing the word “diagnosis” while feeling something positive towards it, but here we are. I am not sure what I’m feeling really, but I thought it would be a good idea to write about it, and why not resurrect my wilting blog while I’m at it?
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Adventures in Annual Endoscopies
Oh hi there! I know it’s been like a million years since I blogged properly or regularly, and when I first thought about updating the internet with my medical escapades today, my first instinct was to put a post on Twitter and Instagram. Doesn’t bode well for the long-form blog, does it? But the more…
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2023 Work Roundup!
Happy New Year! Since this time of year is always a period of introspection for me, I thought I’d do a little roundup of what I’ve done in my first full year as Patient and Public Involvement Manager at Bowel Research UK: – Embarked on a complete career change from digital marketing to patient and…
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Goals for 2024
Happy what-day-is-it week! It’s time for my annual tradition of goal-setting and looking back on my goals for this year, so let’s go. Goals for 2023 Progress to the fifth year of my PhD I did this! Pass probation in my new job I did this! I’ve been in my job as Patient and Public…
