The not so fabulous little thing diaries

I'm often asked how I keep so positive, so I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the things that I’ve been doing over the last few months to help keep my mindset positive when faced with a lot of uncertainty and a very challenging situation. Switching off...

A new year of Hope, plans and goals My word for 2025 is Hope ! It seems like the perfect word of the year for my current situation. I am full of hope that I can finish up my chemo treatment in February and get back to feeling stronger, fitter and healthier.   And I...

When I started this blog I decided that I wanted to use it to bring some positivity to my situation, but I also want to keep it real and share the full story.    So today’s blog is talking about some of the more problematic and difficult thoughts I’ve been having –...

It’s strange to think that I’m half way through my chemo treatment already.  If I’m honest in many ways, I’m still coming to terms with the fact that I have cancer, so it’s very weird realising that I’ve already at a midpoint in my initial treatment plan. So far I’ve...

Before I found myself immersed in this strange new world of cancer and possible treatments, I had quite a preconceived idea of chemotherapy. I assumed it was brutal and completely debilitating – largely based on personal stories of people that I have known who went...

I’ve always been a positive person, I truly believe that positivity is always a choice in pretty much any situation.    Sometimes it’s not an easy choice and it takes a conscious effort to try and look for the positive, but if you take the time to look, you can find...

How on earth do you tell your loved ones that you have cancer? Until it happens, it’s probably not something we ever really think about – I know I certainly didn’t.    And the problem is when you’re in shock and feeling very emotional yourself, it’s hard to think...

My journey with the c-word started on a beautiful sunny day in early October. Well to be fair, it must have started quite a long time before, I just didn’t know about it yet. I’d been having some difficulty swallowing food and weird throat spasms for around 3 months,...

Hi there, I’m Sarah, a positive mindset coach and I’ve just found out that I have cancer. I am right at the start of my cancer journey, still processing the news, still not quite taking it in , still having plenty of “what the actual F&@k!” moments and obviously...