My Breast Cancer journey – By Irene Wilson Part 4 I knew almost nothing of chemotherapy other than I was to have 3 months of Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide (EC) followed by 3 months of Paclitaxel (EC-P), all delivered via the port in my chest. The oncologist arranged a heart scan to check I was strong […]
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I woke from surgery to hear the surgeon say he had removed the tumour along with 3 lymph nodes
By Irene Wilson Part 3 – The Lakes to London challenge was ending what next? I woke from surgery to hear the surgeon say he had removed the tumour along with 3 lymph nodes which when analysed showed that the cancer had not spread, what a relief. I have had many general anaesthetics before, this […]
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Having the challenge alongside the diagnosis, meant that I had something else to talk about with friends and family rather than the big C
By Irene Wilson Part 2 – Lakes to London and beyond Lakes to London was to take place on Friday 30th September 2022. Her Spirit Co-Founders Holly Woodford and Mel Berry along with Her Spirit community member and British Triathlon Regional Manager, Sarah Williams each aimed to swim 5km across Lake Windermere, cycle 453km to London […]
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Running has helped me through the toughest years of my life
By Shelia Mitchell I am a 66 year old grandmother and a member of the Her Spirit community who will be running in the Yorkshire 10 Mile as part of the Yorkshire Marathon Festival on October 15th. If someone had told me five years ago that I would be getting ready to run in my […]
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