Category Archives: Health

How about we go for a run?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Barbara

I’ve been studying, hence my blog silence! Last September I started a PgDip in Therapeutic Radiography (treating people with cancer and some other conditions with radiation). It’s a 2 year course, 12 weeks in university and the rest of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Fit, Marathon, Photography, Running, Salisbury, Winchester | Tagged Calories, Getting Fit, Marathon, Phish Food, Running, Woody | 6 Comments

Travel Theme: Autumn

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Barbara

Autumn has been very late this year, on Halloween, the temperature was a record high of 23.6 C (74.3F) ! Warmer than many of our summer days in years gone by! As a result strawberries are still ripening, crocuses are … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Photography, Surrey Hills, Walking | Tagged Ailsa, Autumn, Box Hill, Halloween, Indian Summer, Weekly Travel Theme | 4 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Barbara

On our first day in Queenstown, New Zealand, we climbed 500m of Ben Lomond the Mountain which rises behind Queenstown, with the intention of taking the Gondola down again! The view from the top is of Queesntown, Lake Wakitipu, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, New Zealand, Photography, Queenstown | Tagged Ben Lomond, Descent, Extreme, Gondola, Lake Wakatipu, Mountain Bikes, Mountain Biking, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 6 Comments

Womb cancer: the most common diagnosis you’ve never heard of

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Barbara

An article from The Guardian, on Sunday 21 September 2014 by Daloni Carlisle Womb cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, yet there is very little awareness about it. One woman who was diagnosed with the disease last … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Health | Tagged adenocarcinomas, Cancer of the womb, Daloni Carlisle, Dr Alexandra Taylor, endometrial cancer, fibroids, menopause, Professor Martin Widschwendter, The Eve Appeal, The Royal Marsden hospita, Womb cancer | 8 Comments

25 Days for Daloni – September 18th… Oops!

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Barbara

I was collecting some jokes for my friends sister Daloni. The reason why is on my post for September the 1st I stopped for a few days as I felt like I might be overloading them! They didn’t exactly say … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Health, Jokes | Tagged Cancer of the womb, Chemotherapy, Daloni, Humour, Radiotherapy, The Little Porridge Pot, UCAS, University Visits | 5 Comments

25 Days for Daloni – September 12th

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Barbara

I am collecting some jokes for my friends sister Daloni. The reason why is on my post for September the 1st Here’s some I found for today….I thought I might be able to generate a few more on here? Please … Continue reading →