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Archive for the ‘Cancer and Illness’ Category

March 4th, 2008

Angel of Death Nurse Sentenced

There are some news stories that send shivers down my spine, there are some stories that make my heart for the grief that people are feeling.
Yesterday, in the UK Staff nurse Colin Norris was sentenced for 4 murders and an attempted murder. The reports says
“During his campaign of murder he believed he could kill with […]

By anna -- 0 comments

January 10th, 2008

A Cancer Patient Builds a Community

I have started to love twitter, because of the community feel, the fact that despite working from home I never feel alone and also the power of it.
One of the community, is a wonderful lady called Susan Reynolds who found out that she had breast cancer. To ease the pain she used a bag of […]

By anna -- 8 comments

December 27th, 2007

Lessons Learned

Three years ago this winter, I came as close as I ever care to come to widowhood, and it has forever changed me. I was 36, and Marshall and I were approaching our second anniversary (and 5th year of being together). In August, I was cutting his hair, which I do every month […]

By Gayla McCord -- 0 comments

November 28th, 2007

Strictly Come Dancing Through the Grief

I saw that Kelly Brook who is competing on the UK version of Strictly Come Dancing has just lost her father to cancer
“Grief-stricken Kelly Brook plans to dedicate her next performance in Strictly Come Dancing to her father after he died on Monday.
Miss Brook, 28, said she was determined to plough on with the show […]

By anna -- 0 comments

September 4th, 2007

Jane Tomlinson - We will never forget your courage

I was so sad to see the BBC news and hear about the death of Jane Tomlinson. The tributes were led by Gordon Brown who said ….
“he is “saddened” by the death of Jane Tomlinson following her seven-year battle with cancer.
He paid tribute to the charity fund-raiser’s “amazing spirit and strength” following her […]

By anna -- 2 comments

August 21st, 2007

Old Age is Not a Cause of Death

My nana is coming up to 100 years old and I fear the call that says that she is no longer with us. She is special to me, she has been part of my life…I love her to bits. I know that she will not be with us forever but no matter how hard I […]

By anna -- 1 comment

July 13th, 2007

Progress on Cancer Statistics

Cancer is an illness that no doubt has touched all our families in one way or another. I still find it amazing all the advances in science and we still struggle to find a cure for cancer. I was reading in the Boston Globe about their journey to improve deaths from cancer. Mind you I […]

By anna -- 2 comments

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