Part of returning to life ‘After B.C.’ (Breast Cancer) is going on holiday outside of the UK. Alt Text: A selfie of a white man & woman, taken at an intersection of the road with a statue in the background (it’s Bastille, Paris). The man is wearing a grey, flat cap, tortoise-shell rimmed glasses, aContinue reading “Holidaying after Breast Cancer”
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Getting My Life Back
A rare moment where my personal & professional gig-going life comes together in one blog! Alt Text: A selfie of a white woman with long brown/blond hair, wearing red/brown rimmed glasses & a black puffa jacket with a fake fur hood. She is outside a music venue. Above her head is the venue’s sign whichContinue reading “Getting My Life Back”
Two Years On
I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not going to enjoy February & March like I used to. Here I mark two years on from diagnosis & reflect on celebrating International Women’s Day as a disabled woman. Alt text: A white lady with brown-blond long hair, dressed in a black puffa jacket with a fakeContinue reading “Two Years On”
The Annual Mammogram
What’s it like having a mammogram when you’re a wheelchair user? Not easy! Warning: some of the frank descriptions within this blog may cause embarrassment or be upsetting. Alt text: Two lemons on a metal cooling stand. One lemon is positioned straight ahead whilst the other is positioned side on. Two weeks ago, I wentContinue reading “The Annual Mammogram”
The January Challenge 2022
Hello 2022 – it must be time for the 64 Million Artists’ Daily Challenge (again!) Alt text: a piece of corrugated cardboard roughly cut into a square. There are 4 images drawn in black felt tip pen connected by directional arrows – a DAB Radio, a vinyl album, a turntable and two gig tickets. LastContinue reading “The January Challenge 2022”
Adventures with ‘Grayson’s Art Club’
“I still can’t believe that something as great as this came out of such a bad situation. In March 2020, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, by February 2021 I’d had COVID-19 twice, but by December 2021, I was exhibiting a piece of art that I’d created in Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. It’s theContinue reading “Adventures with ‘Grayson’s Art Club’”
The Hawaii 5.0.’s
A few of us in our ‘Writing for Wellbeing’ class turned 50 this year, so we each decided to write how we felt about it. As I’ve only got a couple of months left before I officially become ‘over 50’, I thought I’d blog about it, alongside a photo of myself dressed up in myContinue reading “The Hawaii 5.0.’s”
#Scanxiety
“My consultant who helps me to manage my disability said that at first, it would be hard whenever I had a new pain, but in time, I’d get to understand again whether the source was my disability or whether it needed investigating for cancer recurrence. I guess I’m not far enough into my years ofContinue reading “#Scanxiety”
Night At The ICU
Alt Text: A small painting of mine in inks and watercolours of the part of an arm just above the elbow. There is a ‘Picc Line’ inserted into the skin and a large plaster (partly transparent so tiny amounts of bleeding can be seen) is holding the cannula in place. Various tubes trail from theContinue reading “Night At The ICU”
9 Photos, 9 Lives.
It’s been just over year since my Breast Cancer surgery, and I’m in a period of reflection. I’ve often joked that I have more than 9 lives. Then I had an idea. Why don’t I attempt to tell my story using 9 photos? Photo 1: Whilst this isn’t the greatest of shots, it gives aContinue reading “9 Photos, 9 Lives.”