I am now blogging for Huffington Post. Here is my first post. A breast cancer diagnosis is obviously devastating at any age. Forget chemo-induced puking and hairloss, the issues facing younger women going through cancer treatment go much deeper, but...
A cancer patient has designed a badge for follow cancer patients based on the 'baby on board' badges used by expecting mums to make it easier for fellow cancer patients to get a seat on busy tube services. James McNaught...
I loved seeing photos and hearing tales of others’ pets who helped them through their illnesses when I introduced Noodle on Facebook. It made me realise how important our little furry friends are to us and how much they can...
After we posted a picture of Anikka’s gorgeous dog, Noodle, it got us thinking about the amazing bond between humans and animals and the part they play in our lives. In some households, pets play an important role in the...
Recently, a friend of ours had a new baby and due to some complications, they ended up staying in hospital. Both Mum and baby are absolutely fine now and home happily. However, to cheer them up whilst they were in...
When Not Another Bunch of Flowers was set up, I got lots of great feedback from people about our lovely presents, and how much people wanted to send thoughtful gifts to friends and family that were poorly. One of the...
It would appear more and more ‘celebrities’ are choosing to keep their cancer a secret or at least keeping it away from the public eye. But why do many choose to keep their diagnosis a secret? A recent Bupa survey...
When I was going through chemo I found it really hard to find pretty, contemporary headscarves to complement my outfits. However I found this fantastic video by EyelineHer which shows you how to tie normal scarves that you can buy...
Why do we always react to someone going into hospital by immediately going out and buying some flowers or some grapes? It has long been a tradition that these gifts will somehow help, cheer up or nurse a patient back...
