Archive - My Lovely Lungs

Integrative medicine and stage 4 cancer

Phase one: discovering qigong, acupuncture and herbs

Oct 18 •

The mystery and difficulty of cancer recovery

Terror and detachment; walking back to myself; acceptance and patience

Oct 1 •

September 2024

My son Fred: London to Singapore on two wheels

Connecting through challenge; maternal anxiety and joy; small acts of kindness

Sep 10 •

August 2024

Chemotherapy: not my cup of tea

Cancer treatment during lockdown; a host of annihilating side-effects; self-preservation

Aug 21 •

My cancer framily

The Mel-I-am through 'friends like family'; how to be part of a cancer crew

Aug 6

July 2024

Living, truly living, with lung cancer

Sunny with a chance of rain; cloudy with a chance of exquisite luminosity; the latest drug treatment; the beautiful business of living

Jul 23 •

The Art of Mel-being: a cancer retreat in France

Yoga, vegan feasts, massage, friendship, laughter, nature

Jul 16 •

2020: We don't know what to do with myself

Covid, long covid, a 'mass', tests, a cancer diagnosis on the telephone

Jul 8 •

June 2024

My lovely lungs: a cancer recurrence

Breathe. Sip tea. Sob. 'I'm sorry, what?'

Jun 30 •

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