It's week 2 of the training regime Carole hopes will take her from fit-enough-post chemo to fit enough to ride the Etape du Tour and Carole's feeling fine. But is it the coffee or a real fitness gain? Read more »
The Etape-from-Chemo Challenge #2
Making a clean breast of it #12 The last word?
Carole Edrich explains why she felt she had to write this series about her experiences with breast reconstruction and the NHS and speculates as to whether or not the way she was treated was typical Read more »
Making a clean breast of it #11
Carole Edrich summarises ways in which women who are also unhappy with their post-cancer reconstructions can manage the system, thereby minimising some of the pain Read more »
Making a clean breast of it #10
Should gratitude to the NHS after her life was saved from breast cancer mean she should accept a lesser quality of life? Carole Edrich believes not. Read more »
Making a clean breast of it #9
It seems that the course of reconstructive surgery after NHS treatment for cancer can never run smoothly. Carole Edrich describes the hurdles to be navigated after she found and consulted with a plastic surgeon that understands Read more »
