It’s a weird one I think my family and friends have been thinking about what tomorrow holds more than me. To be honest I think we (cancer patients) cannot ever understand what are family and friends are thinking or feeling as they are going through it with you, all whilst trying not to show it too much to freak the like of me out. My … Continue reading The night before the big results

Heads up this is a long post so just in case you don’t read it all I would just like to say please make sure you are up to date on smears, breast checks, testicle checks (is this a thing?), bowel checks… mind your body and try be happy…  May madness… hen parties, weddings and a confirmation….well actually it’s been all go since the end … Continue reading Cervical Cancer is still an awful B*tch

Just over a week ago 36 (I know quite a few but to be honest my aunts and uncles were proper catholic families back in the 80’s like everyone else (queue me being murdered) and Siobháin keeps friends for ever from every bit of her life) lovely ladies made their way to Bishopstown House in Westmeath for my sister Siobháin’s Hen Party. It started off … Continue reading Daffodil Day as a cancer patient – is it a day all about me? 🙂

A day for the ladies and sure why not ….didn’t all the Man United male surporters celebrate enough for all the men around the planet this week. (I’m sure the ladies did too) Or was that just my dad? I may be biased but I think woman are just wonderful particularly those I am surrounded by and all for different reasons, my mam for being … Continue reading Happy International Woman’s Day to all you cancer patients, survivors and the wonderful ladies who lifted the lid on the cervical check scandal!

Last Thursday I had me third internal radiotherapy treatment and what I thought was my final treatment. Mam came up to keep me company and I was counting the minutes down until I was home… Friday I was waiting to get discharged after a bad week – during the week my magnesium was super low so I got a couple of infusions, my blood pressure … Continue reading Try go with the flow more because cancer treatment is never black and white

Late again this week (well technically Sunday is part of next week) but to be honest I wasn’t sure I’d be able to at all so hopefully it’s an alright read. This week has been by far the hardest week there was a similar routine of nausea, pain, diarrhea and absolutely Knackardness (should so be a word) with the added extras of a kidney infection, … Continue reading Mental Health & Beating Cancer not yourself

I’m a bit later than usual this week to all my fans (well this is in reality it’s primarily my family, quite like a tv show concert made to look like thousands of adoring fans when you zoom out it’s half a dozen people) I’m sorry I just had a lot of living to do. Week four is coming to an end, can you believe … Continue reading Posivity is key to good health

Well what a week I have had it has been amazing. Last week was a bit gruelling and took a lot out of me really until Tuesday. Since then I have been doing very well. Thank you so much everyone for continuing to read my blog and share it. Messages of support, confirming smear appointments and importantly decisions about the HPV vaccine have been plentiful … Continue reading Life is for living – so get on living 🙂

This may be a little repetitive for some of my “fans” (imagine) but please bear with me, I have been trying to write this since Tuesday but this week was just not the best. My name is Eileen Rushe, I am a 33 year old mam of one (Séamus is the most spectacular 12 year old ever) from Termonfeckin in County Louth and I am … Continue reading #10yearslater – I have cervical cancer

I am really blown over by the response to my blog last week. People (in particularly Irish people in my uneducated opinion) are just amazing. I am so grateful for everyone who continues to share my story, my sister Siobháin said 5 people she knows got their smears last week as a result.. amazing.. well done ladies. I would be so happy to think that … Continue reading Another week of cancer treatment is underway