Sex and the City 2 - check out the headwear!

Its beginning to feel a lot like..........Spring!!

Have you seen the trailers for Sex & the City 2? Carrie Bradshaw and friends travel to Dubai, and wear some divine headgear. Check out Carrie's stunning turban. Just shows that scarves, hats and turbans can be a beautiful fashion item for everyone!

Feelgood Scarves has launched its Spring/Summer range, lots of lovely colours, patterns and fabrics, to keep you comfortable in the coming months.

Its comforting to know that there is constant work going on in scientific and medical circles to improve the treatment for many cancers, including Breast Cancer. Right now there is the '7th Annual European Breast Cancer Conference', http://www.ecco-org.ue. They are presenting interesting findings, for example using genes to identify what type of chemotherapy will best suit an individual. A truly personalised treatment plan is on the way!

"Run for Cover" in the Irish Times Magazine

The Irish Times Magazine featured Feelgood Scarves on Saturday 30th January - see the link below. We had a surge of activity on the website all day, proving that there is a need for an interest in what we are offering! http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2010/0130/1224263183552.html

Gail Porter recovering from Alopecia

On a lighter note for Alopecia sufferers, I see that Gail Porter (model-turned-TV-Presenter) is recovering after 4 years of suffering from alopecia. She is only 38 and her hair loss must have been devastating for her but she has kept a brave face and managed to get herself a 24 year old boyfriend! Check out some photos on this link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1246142/Gail-Porter-finds-love-rock-singer-Jonny-D-14-years-younger.html

Exciting possibilities in treatment for Breast Cancer

Sheffield University has made what could be a great discovery, the result of which would be to greatly shorten the time need for chemotherapy. It will be great if, in a few years, we can look back and shake our heads at the idea that a patient had to have 6 months or more of chemo.
Here is a link to the full article http://www.shef.ac.uk/mediacentre/2010/1476.html. Basically they have found that giving 2 chemo drugs in a particular order can quickly reduce the size of tumours.

The tyranny of Positive Thinking

For anyone who feels more than slightly frustrated at the suggestion that they must should be thinking positively, while they are undergoing scary and unpleaseant cancer treatment , I recommend this article which appeared in todays 'Guardian' newspaper: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/02/cancer-positive-thinking-barbara-ehrenreich

It is a good-humoured view of a thorny issue - does positive thinking affect your prognosis?

Well, that's Christmas over!

Like many women I know, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at Christmas time, in my case 14th December 2007. This means mixed feelings about Christmas as it now will always take me back to 'THAT' Christmas, coming out of hospital on the 23rd etc.

On a positive note, once you've had a cancer diagnosis, life is all the more precious and every Christmas is one to be enjoyed!