Mums with breast cancer – a personal experience

Jan 04 2023
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It was a nasty old time, being pregnant with breast cancer.

The lump was missed on my first visit to the GP. She had just checked me in to a hospital for the birth and my 10 minutes was up. After a hasty feel, she thought it was milk ducts. But over some months the lump got bigger.

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Natural remedies to cope with joint and muscle pain

Dec 29 2022
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If you have experienced constant joint and muscle pain from menopause, sport injuries or pregnancy at least once in your lifetime, you would know that you cannot take painkillers all the time and instead you need to opt for natural remedies.

I have the mind of a 20 something trapped in the body of a 50 something…  This causes problems because my young mind makes me do hazardous things that a woman in her 50s would not do without consequences. But I strongly believe that life has to be lived to the full. The Romans said Mens sana in corpore sano, Latin for ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’.

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Alcohol the cause of 1 in 8 adult deaths, study says

Dec 28 2022
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Alcohol the cause of 1 in 8 adult deaths, study says.

There is a worryingly laid back attitude about alcohol use in society when you consider how many people lose their lives as a result of overuse and addiction issues relating to drinking alcoholic drinks on a regular basis.

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