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I've met so many people with breast cancer since being diagnosed with it myself and not one of us has had an identical path. With all the side effects that come with chemotherapy, the most common of all was losing our hair. I found picking a wig was a bit like shopping for clothes! Do you head for a salon experience or order online and do it in the comfort of your own home? Online there are so many websites with so many styles and colours, it was difficult to know where to st

A side effect of the chemotherapy drugs I was going to be given for my Breast Cancer was that it was very likely that my hair would fall out. I was offered a cold cap . It's a bit like a swimming cap that you put on before each chemo session and wear it until the end. It helps to prevent hair loss by making the hair follicles so cold that they are less likely to be affected by the drug and your hair stays in place. As part of my autism diagnosis, I was also diagnosed with Se

Being autistic has its advantages. I love statistics, facts and researching the hell out of things. I understood my diagnosis really well. I researched each segment of what each area of my diagnosis means (like what Ki67 means for example). Statistics and facts make sense to me. Where being autistic isn't helpful is with communication. I went on a mission to find out what people mean when they say I'm "fighting cancer". To me, I turned up at the appointments I was told to go