Kiss and Cry - Nipples to Kneecaps
I watched a movie today called Kiss and Cry about 17 year Carley Allison and her battle with throat cancer which returned and spread to her lungs. She died at 19. Yes, a little part of me wonders how we would have reacted if, after a few years, Steve's cancer had returned, but then a bigger part of me remembers our plan and what he did, what we learned. Some, when they read Steve' s story will say we were just lucky, one in a billion, it was a fluke. Hell, we have even had a
A Time to Live BBC and Nipples to Kneecaps
A few night ago I watched a BBC film documentary about living with cancer called A Time to Live. Several courageous people of various ages, who all had a diagnosis of terminal cancer, were interviewed. Steve and I watched it together. We felt saddened that many of the people accepted that death would come as predicted by their doctors. A few seemed determined to continue the fight and beat it. Others seemed content to go, feeling they had lived a good life and since the death
Samba Drumming in Nipples to Kneecaps
I have been in my sound proof 'room' continuing my recording for the audio book version of 'Nipples to Kneecaps -to die or not to die with cancer.' I am beginning to get the hang of it now. I have recorded up to chapter 19. Yippee! I was, however, interrupted yesterday by what I believed was my neighbour Sue practicing her samba drumming - seriously Sue and Helen do run a brilliant drumming group . However, I discovered today that the sound was actually the heavy pitter patte
Growing My Orders
My first outing in public with 'Nipples to Kneecaps - to die or not to die with cancer' will be at Colyton Grammar School, Devon at their Garden & Food Festival taking place tomorrow Saturday 13th May 10.00 - 4.00. Let's hope I cultivate some new followers and grow my pre-launch book orders. I know ...I can hear you groaning, but in my defense I do have 'sunflowers' on my book cover! It would be lovely to see you there. I have had a sneak preview of some of the indoor stall h
Steve the Bird in the Sky!
Disappointed about the Bi-plane, Steve take a flying lesson in a CAP10
