No-one Inspires Cancer Survivors

When I walked out of the hospital after my last radiotherapy appointment following a year of two operations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy I thought it was a simple matter of getting on with my life again.

There was no attempt to give me hope.

There was no attempt to inspire me.

There was no attempt to motivate me.

They did not tell me how to improve my chances of the cancer never returning.

And when I went for check-ups the doctors never volunteered information.
I had to ask.
And ask the right questions.

What No-one Told Me

No-one told me what to expect.

No-one told me what to do.

No-one told me how to recover.

No-one told me how long it might take.

No-one tells cancer survivors many of the long-term effects of their treatment. Or how to deal with it.

When I asked, if the medics did tell me what to do, they didn't tell me how to do it. I had to find that out for myself.

What I Did

I have been on courses.
I have read scientific papers.
I have read books for inspiration.
I have asked questions.
I have searched the web.

And then I have lived and done what I learned to do.

To be a content survivor of cancer.

If you will let me share some of this with you I hope that it will improve your life a little. It may improve it a lot.

If I can pass onto you just a little of what has improved my life since the last day of my radiotherapy I shall be enormously happy. And I hope that it will make you a little happier too.

You will also find in these pages suggestions from other people who have had or still have cancer.

And if you have a tip you would like to share with me, please do. With your permission, it may end up in these pages. To help others on their way.

Natalie Miller