Chemotherapy The first chemotherapy session was booked in to start at lunchtime on Friday 8th November 2013. The day before, after I’d had my hair cut short, Harriet came to. read more…
The Haircut After the appointment with Dr Shah, whereby he had told me I would lose my hair, I became determined to lose it on my own terms. The thought. read more…
Dr Shah and Lady Stark Sitting in the waiting room at Pinehill that evening I tried to remain calm. I’d been given the name of a Dr Shah; at the. read more…
Tests, Doctors and Realisation The night we got home from Turkey I couldn’t sleep; I just wanted 8:30am to arrive so that I could get Molls off to nursery, ring. read more…
You Can’t Ignore it Forever Back to reality, a sense of relief set in that the wedding was over, we were married and I didn’t have to worry about it. read more…
Surely Not… So how did all this cancer nonsense begin? Well, in typical Gemma style, it wasn’t as simple as all that, since everything else in my life got going. read more…
World Cancer Day – Setting the Scene I feel compelled today, since it’s been on my mind recently, to actually start to put into words the story of what happened. read more…
Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 10
Chemotherapy The first chemotherapy session was booked in to start at lunchtime on Friday 8th November 2013. The day before, after I’d had my hair cut short, Harriet came to. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 9
The Haircut After the appointment with Dr Shah, whereby he had told me I would lose my hair, I became determined to lose it on my own terms. The thought. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 8
All Systems Go Little did I know that this was probably going to be the busiest week I had ever known – there was so much to do. When we. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 7
Dr Shah and Lady Stark Sitting in the waiting room at Pinehill that evening I tried to remain calm. I’d been given the name of a Dr Shah; at the. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 4
Tests, Doctors and Realisation The night we got home from Turkey I couldn’t sleep; I just wanted 8:30am to arrive so that I could get Molls off to nursery, ring. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 3
You Can’t Ignore it Forever Back to reality, a sense of relief set in that the wedding was over, we were married and I didn’t have to worry about it. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 2
Surely Not… So how did all this cancer nonsense begin? Well, in typical Gemma style, it wasn’t as simple as all that, since everything else in my life got going. read more…
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Breast Cancer at 29 – REALLY?! Chapter 1
World Cancer Day – Setting the Scene I feel compelled today, since it’s been on my mind recently, to actually start to put into words the story of what happened. read more…
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