So, I’ve got cancer. I’ve also got a life.
A couple of generations ago “cancer” was something not mentioned in polite circles, as “consumption” (TB) was unmentionable a few generations earlier than that. Both diseases were death sentences in their day and even the merest hint that someone was suffering from them met with lowered eyelids and hushed voices. Even today, the word “cancer” [...]
Euthanasia: mad, sad, bad or glad?
How tragic – and brave – that Ray Gosling should admit to helping his loved one pass in those awful, awful circumstances, and then be branded a potential murderer. Image by fedfil via Flickr Now, of course, we are going to be faced with a raft of legal, rather than moral issues and although I [...]
The importance of dreaming big
By the time y’all read this blog, I will be 30,000 feet in the air somewhere between New York and San Diego. This week, the busy scientist will be at a conference on the molecular origin of lung cancer hosted by the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR). Image by susanbrandstudio via Flickr How this [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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