When I knew I had cancer

Seven years ago today, the date in the photograph above was the day I knew had cancer. By this … More

The Next Big Thing: some questions about Love for Now

The Next Big Thing I have been been tagged by poet and blogger Abegail Morley to answer set questions relating to my memoir … More

If there is one difference I hope to make with Love for Now book it is to challenge the overwhelming … More

I was formally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, on Valentine’s Day, 2006. I was 42. … More

If you have a friend who is diagnosed with cancer, the best thing to do in terms of what to … More

There wasn’t a plan. On January 1, 2006 I woke up with a sharp pain on my right side. I … More

I began writing Love for Now, my journal-memoir of diagnosis and treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, one week before I … More

To all who knew him, it was a tragedy,one year ago, to lose the life-force that was Jörn Cann. I … More

Originally posted on Lifesaving Poems:
In February I wrote a blog post on the anniversary of my diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s…

The oddest phase of my experience of cancer six years ago was the period of time after my chemotherapy treatment … More

Six years ago today I was told I wasn’t going to die. Those weren’t the words my consultant used, but … More

I was astonished to find in an old diary today that by 8 March 2006, less than one month after … More

Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of my diagnosis with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), an aggressive cancer of the lymphatic system. … More