by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 26, 2019 | News
Where the NHS excels Anyone who has attended an NHS conference recently knows you just can’t beat them when it comes to back-slapping and self-congratulation. But here is a video of a brave nurse who stood up to the big chiefs at an NHS Board meeting, and dared...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 20, 2019 | News
Watch out for your Heart As if having cancer wasn’t enough, my Consultant suddenly announced he wasn’t happy, and was sending me to the Royal Brompton heart hospital. No-one had bothered to tell me, but Hormone Therapy (Tamoxifen, Aromasin and Arimidex)...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 19, 2019 | Neuropathy
What is Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)? It wasn’t until I developed ‘clumpy feet’ that I learnt this could be a long-term side effect of treatment. ASCO (American Society for Clinical Oncology) says this can be a side effect of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 15, 2019 | Tips & Tricks
My tips – which might or might not work for you Having had polio, I was used to thinking about possible reasons for pain attacks, and sorted out the following; often worked for me, but there is NO guarantee they will work for you, so make sure you discuss them...
by Verite Reily Collins | Feb 3, 2019 | News
Your GP surgery is changing Health Minister Matt Hancock has announced funding for 20,000 physios, pharmacists,paramedics and anyone else they can think of, to provide to back-up to GPs. We are even promised that GPs will provide fun and games with referrals to Zumba...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 27, 2019 | Neuropathy
Winter aggravates this side effect Neuropathy causes hands and feet to feel numb, tingly and painful, especially in winter. In the summer, my legs can just give up! A few years ago, I lived with the hope that peripheral neuropathy would disappear over time. Although I...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 25, 2019 | News
John Mendelson Most cancer patients in Britain will never have heard of John Mendelsohn, president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1996 to 2011. But cancer patients all over the world should be grateful for the work he oversaw at this...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 18, 2019 | Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Losing weight is probably the most popular New Year Resolution, so why aren’t you losing this? Before you re-stock ‘low fat’ foods, perhaps you should check for hidden calories Fruit is a ‘goodie’, but even these have different calorie...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jan 3, 2019 | NHS
Time-wasting exercise? Brace yourselves! Yet another plan is beng hatched by the gurus in the Dept. Health determined to undermine any slight improvements hard-working NHS staff have managed to sort out. They just can’t leave well alone, but are about to...
by Verite Reily Collins | Dec 26, 2018 | Diary Archive
My first Christmas in the country since I was a child produced two delightful surprises. First one was on Christmas Eve, I had woken up to a painful, puffy eye, the long-term consequences of Tamoxifen treatment which sometimes returns, and had chosen that day to...
