8 Years and Surviving
I believe life is hard but facing a situation is far better than running away from it. I was diagnosed with CML (Chronic myeloid leukaemia) when I was 19 years old. when I was diagnosed, I had no idea how to re...
“Cancer: ‘my story’ II”
"shortly before my Invasive Ductal Carcinoma breast cancer surgery I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer as well, it was like being hit with a hammer all over again... I had two different cancer which needed two...
Cancer: My story
"I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma right in the middle of writing my thesis... it wasn't as dramatic as they show in the movies when I was told I had cancer"
Gillian Chapman was 21 years old when she not...
“Les Franjynes”: an alternative to the wigs after cancer
Julie Meunier was 27 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, in 2015. Like a lot of women in her case, she had to wear wigs, after losing her hair. But, like a lot of women once again, she didn’t l...
The life besides the disease
Dealing with a long-term disease is sometimes the main struggle some will face in a lifetime. Beyond the only physical aspect, it would be interesting to analyse the impact on the life after the disease, how to...
Mikie McDonnell: Wexfords Newest Philanthropist
Mikie begins his climb against cancer at Carrantuohill
Mikie McDonnell, a pharmacy student in Liverpool’s John Moore University, is much the same as any other student his age. Hailing from Rosslare Co. Wexf...