Author: DJKent

Those of you who know me are aware that pre stoma my passion for travel was high, having grown up in the Middle East,I love learning about other cultures. Post stoma I became a little "Argh" about flying, there are certain things that I worry about, (searches, lifting a heavy bag up to the hold,… Continue reading Flying in a COVID world

14 years ago I was diagnosed with cancer. 20 months ago I was diagnosed with cancer. Same organ, not unexpected the second time, and weirdly something that helped me with some coping strategies with the fears and stress of coronavirus and the lockdown we've all had to go through. Ask any cancer patient they will… Continue reading How did cancer prep me for a covid lockdown?

If you are in the UK and didn't know who Florence Nightingale was, you probably do now. Her warm kindness and humanity continues to inspire the country, with the temporary NHS Hospitals aimed at beating coronavirus quite aptly being built in her name. She was a woman whose birthday is wonderfully celebrated globally as ‘International… Continue reading International Nurses Day

April is bowel cancer awareness month so it makes sense to make sure we highlight the symptoms. There's alot going on in the world at the moment, and although the NHS is under massive pressure they are on record reminding patients if they are unwell make an appointment. People ignore bowel cancer symptoms at the… Continue reading Signs you should get checked out for

As the years go on it is thought that Lynch syndrome is not a rare condition but rather an extremely under diagnosed one! However, how rare is De Novo lynch syndrome? Pretty damn rare. So, happy to support Rare Disease Day, the main objective is to raise awareness amongst the general public and decision-makers about… Continue reading Rare Disease Day