Thank you all for visiting my blog! Remission Life has gone from blog to vlog. I'm taking this step to make my content more accessible and easier to find. My hope for this YouTube channel is to reach a wider audience of young people and create a safe space to discuss cancer remission. My firstContinue reading "Remission Life is now a Youtube Channel!"
Toxic Positivity
The phrase “toxic positivity” refers to the concept that keeping positive, and keeping positive only, is the right way to live your life.* There is a very insightful TED talk about this by Psychologist Susan David: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=social&utm_content=2020-7-20-cutdown This is something that has surrounded me throughout remission. Mentioning a negative emotion about my situation was always instantly disregarded withContinue reading "Toxic Positivity"
The importance of representation
Diversity and inclusion are now commonplace in conversation, and I am very here for it. I have learnt so much about this recently, and realise just how important it is from the perspective of a person with a 'physical difference'. My 'difference' comes in the form of scars, a chunk cut out of my leg,Continue reading "The importance of representation"
Prescription Addiction: a side effect of childhood cancer
When I was 16 I became addicted to codeine. This addiction presented itself in me until I was 22. I worshipped it, and even writing about it now makes me yearn for the taste of that tablet and the wave of relaxation that would make its way down my body 15 minutes later. The abilityContinue reading "Prescription Addiction: a side effect of childhood cancer"
Disability and the in-between
I'm not classed as disabled, and I'm not 'fully abled' due to my knee replacement. I find myself in the in-between. I live with chronic pain and more mobility issues than average people my age, but not to the severity where I need to park my car closer to a building or receive financial support.Continue reading "Disability and the in-between"
Inherently Valuable
That's you. Survivor's guilt makes up a part of my psyche. I couldn't tell you the amount of time I have spent feeling 'not grateful enough' for my life. This guilt is still very present 13 years into remission. I have now found a new way to alleviate this guilt; I am trying to learnContinue reading "Inherently Valuable"
Tears of happiness!
This week I cried tears of happiness for the first time in maybe, ever? There is a new treatment protocol for Ewing sarcoma patients in the UK, which means that the chemotherapy course I had will never have to be experienced by anyone ever again! Hallelujah! So, as of 2020, no one in the UKContinue reading "Tears of happiness!"
Living a physio free life
Sounds like the dream, doesn't it? I couldn't have imagined a world where I wouldn't have the daily pressure to do / guilt of not doing my physio with my knee replacement and the orthopaedic issues that this came with. Having a folded up print out from my physiotherapist with the pressure of the nextContinue reading "Living a physio free life"
Thank u, next
Moments of clarity that cause a shift in perspective often come when they're least expected. When this song was number 1 and played on Radio One 10,000 times a day, I was driving and listening to the lyrics when it hit me that this is the attitude I need when thinking about my cancer diagnosisContinue reading "Thank u, next"
Childhood Cancer and Catholicism
Catholicism was a huge part of my childhood. I went to catholic schools, church every Sunday, and our year revolved around Christmas and Easter. My mum is a devout Catholic and raised us in the way of the Church. This upbringing altered my understanding of my diagnosis immeasurably. Looking back now, it played a largeContinue reading "Childhood Cancer and Catholicism"
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