Where Did My Life Go?

In 2013, when I was living in the UAE, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Overnight my life was turned upside down, not least because I had to leave my home of seven years, my children until they had finished their exams, friends, and a career that I loved, to return to the UK for treatment. I was lucky – the treatment was curative, but the emotional impact was longer lasting. Losing my identity and trying to forge a new one were much harder than I could ever have anticipated.

Below are the posts I wrote when I was going through this challenging time.

1. Sometimes Life Throws Curve Balls
2. Bikini Fastenings and Ferret Phobia
3. A Case of the Missing Identity
4. Groundhog Day
5. One Flew Over the Chimney Breast
6. The Only Way Is Up
7. A Change is Gonna Come
8. All’s Well That Ends Well
9. I Want To Be A Ballet Dancer
10. I Used to Rule the World