Still Alive to Complain – Priya’s Breast Cancer Journey update
Back in 2020 my sister, Priya, wrote a blog post about her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment at age 40. We thought it was time she did an update for you all about ongoing life following a cancer diagnosis, going over the ups and downs, especially as we are in October 2025 which is Breast…
Lymph drainage – what is the hype?
There’s been quite a lot of news and social media posts about the wonders of Lymphatic drainage. Do you know anything about it? Have you tried it? Do you know the difference in the types of lymph drainage? You may see the terms, “Manual Lymph Drainage”, “Lymphatic drainage massage” or “Brazilian lymphatic drainage” on…
Breast Cancer journey – Priya’s story
Post is written by Priya Malde (my sister) to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness month 2 weeks after I turned 40 during the Summer of 2018 I got diagnosed with stage 2 LCIS breast cancer. 45 years ago, long before I was born my eldest sister died from leukaemia aged 4. 40 years…
Breast Cancer and Complementary Therapies
To mark this October as Breast Cancer Awareness month I would like to focus on the use of Complementary Therapies (as opposed to alternative therapies) for anyone dealing with Breast Cancer. So what are Complementary Therapies? There are literally hundreds of different complementary therapies available, but below is a list of some of…
DCIS – the Controversial Breast Cancer
Everyone has heard of Breast Cancer. Those 2 words are enough to scare any of us, men or women, as we all know someone who has had a fight with this disease. With this disease everyone always thinks about lumps being detected, and then being removed followed by further treatment. How many of you have…