by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 19, 2019 | News
Don’t talk of ‘Fighting’ when dealing with cancer Told I had to ‘fight’ cancer, when all I wanted to do was follow my treatment plan and work at getting better, I didn’t think of it as a fight. As The Guardian says, “language...
by Verite Reily Collins | Aug 1, 2019 | News
Warch out for massive NHS contract tendering It’s quiet on the NHS tendering front – for the moment – but watch out for a flurry of activity once the Party Conferences get underway. Politics has given us a leader who slips on banana skins: buying...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 19, 2019 | News
Dogs play their part America’s Cancer Moonshot initiative was designed to encourage innovation in cancer research. it’s mission was “to end to cancer as we know it.” Whilst I was being treated,.one of my dogs was also diagnosed with cancer, so I was...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jul 4, 2019 | News
Why do doctors HATE ‘Dr. Google’? During Covid-19 we have all spent more time on the Internet. Experts warn scams on this media are increasing, but surely we are getting more savvy about what we believe? We’ve all come across medical information on...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 28, 2019 | News
Blame Social Media for many cancer myths Survivors are frequently bombarded with friends kindly offering suggestions about what they should/should not do now that they have cancer. Myths galore fly around; The Times even said “Social media blamed for spread of...
by Verite Reily Collins | Jun 17, 2019 | News
Getting a restful night’s sleep is a challenge Now we are facing lockdown – again – this is bound to add to anxieties, which won’t help as we toss and turn trying to sleep. Friends who have been unlucky enough to catch Covid-19 report the same...
