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Stress Awareness Month - What could help? by Gail Donnan - Jennifer Young
Stress Awareness Month - What could help? by Gail Donnan
Guest writer, Gail Donnan author of The Gateway: A journey to reclaim your power from stress and anxiety, writes on topics to consider this Stress Awareness Month.  Stress Awareness Month  Many of us... Read more...
The Well Being Beauty Collection, as reviewed by Verite Collins - Jennifer Young
The Well Being Beauty Collection, as reviewed by Verite Collins
Verite Collins used to work as a Beauty Editor for a US Travel magazine, where she developed a strong interest in skincare.  When she got cancer, she came out in skin... Read more...
One Year Cancer Free... by Leah Singh - Jennifer Young
One Year Cancer Free... by Leah Singh
April 1st 2020. The day I completed my cancer treatment and the day I finally rang that bell I had, oh so desperately, wanted to ring. Filled with an array... Read more...
Supporting My Daughter Through Hair Loss by Gail Donnan - Jennifer Young
Supporting My Daughter Through Hair Loss by Gail Donnan
Facing treatment for cancer can be a daunting time. To enable you to concentrate all your energy on getting better, you don’t need too much else to worry about and... Read more...
Introducing cancer touch therapies to the Alexander Hotels collection - Jennifer Young
Introducing cancer touch therapies to the Alexander Hotels collection
Therapists at Alexander House Hotel and Utopia Spa underwent Jennifer Young training to enable them to deliver safe and supportive spa treatments for anyone with or recovering from cancer. Read more...
8 Positive Things About My Breast Cancer Diagnosis by Mary Huckle - Jennifer Young
8 Positive Things About My Breast Cancer Diagnosis by Mary Huckle
Being diagnosed with breast cancer was the worst thing that could have possibly happened. That was in August 2007. Seven years later, there was worse to come when I was... Read more...
A Life Less Valuable or a Life Less Valued? by Jennifer Young - Jennifer Young
A Life Less Valuable or a Life Less Valued? by Jennifer Young
A huge cancer-centred story has hit the news last week. Jennifer reflects on the public's reaction, the law, discrimination, and what we have learned from our cancer-patient community in response. ... Read more...
Soap – our saviour or our enemy? - Jennifer Young
Soap – our saviour or our enemy?
Many years ago, I collated some skincare advice for those going through treatment for cancer. It contains a caution against soap, or at least a caution against using too much... Read more...
Advocating for Myself and My Skin after Cancer Treatment - Jennifer Young
Advocating for Myself and My Skin after Cancer Treatment
Having developed a number of skin reactions during cancer treatment, journalist Verite Reily Collins found that the solutions her doctors presented her with were not satisfactory. So, she did what... Read more...
Don't Blame All Skin Problems on Winter Winds by Verite Collins - Jennifer Young
Don't Blame All Skin Problems on Winter Winds by Verite Collins
Verite Collins used to work as a Beauty Editor for a US Travel magazine, where she developed a strong interest in skincare.  When she got cancer, she came out in skin... Read more...
Leah tries the Defiant Beauty Luxury Face Collection - Jennifer Young
Leah tries the Defiant Beauty Luxury Face Collection
Leah is a 34 year old mum, blogger and YouTuber from Liverpool. You may remember her from her previous blog about wearing the cold cap during chemotherapy. Leah was diagnosed... Read more...
Supporting loved ones with cancer at Christmas - Jennifer Young
Supporting loved ones with cancer at Christmas
You don’t want to make Christmas all about cancer, but at the same time, it’s understandable to want to make the holiday as enjoyable as possible for a loved one... Read more...