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This time of year is always an emotional one for me… my daughters birthdays, the start of school both of which which always mark the time I started my chemotherapy for grade 3 advanced breast cancer 8 years ago now. I’m always so grateful for every passing year and the precious time and memories I get to share with my babies (they will always be babies right?).This year I was able to mark this special time in a wonderful way… ticking off a very big item on my bucket list whilst thinking of friends and loved ones who haven’t been...

Olivia is leaving her primary school this week and it has brought out many emotions for me. So thankful for the happy years and wonderful teachers she has had and content in the knowledge she is ready to move on. Years on however, and this cancer journey I/the girls and I are on together comes to light yet again... so very emotional.The first week Olivia started at her primary school was the week I started chemotherapy for Stage 3 advanced Breast Cancer. I had been diagnosed several months before and had already undergone many surgeries including a mastectomy and sentinel...

As featured on BBC News Website – 23rd June 2009