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5 years later…

5 years after my cancer diagnosis. I survived. But I am not a Survivor.

4 min readJul 3, 2021

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5 years later…

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A new job after cancer

After you’ve had a career break — through maternity leave, paternity leave, sometimes even a long holiday or sabbatical — your confidence…

5 min readDec 9, 2020

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A new job after cancer

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Back to life, back to reality

The long trip back to normal hasn’t been, and still isn’t, without turbulence…

5 min readJun 28, 2018

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Back to life, back to reality

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How’s that open wound? Fancy rubbing some salt in it?

You know your day is not going well when you’re huddled in a disabled toilet crying in the mirror and trying to catch your breath before…

6 min readFeb 8, 2018

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How’s that open wound? Fancy rubbing some salt in it?

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Well, it’s been emotional, 2017

Let’s do Christmas and get the hell out…

3 min readDec 20, 2017

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Well, it’s been emotional, 2017

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I’ve got nothing to say…

…but I know someone who will listen.

5 min readDec 11, 2017

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I’ve got nothing to say…

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What happens if you watch 1000s of hours of TV…

…or reviews of what I’ve watched to take my mind off cancer.

9 min readNov 22, 2017

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When your boob exploding is just the start of the Bad Things

“I don’t know how to make it back from this. I don’t know how to get to a normal life. I’m afraid that this is my life. This is what I get…

6 min readOct 18, 2017

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What to do when your boob explodes at 35,000 feet…

<Disclaimer: if you’ve made it past that picture then you’ve probably gathered this is a gorey one. If you fancy something different, but…

8 min readAug 31, 2017

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Why is counselling a dirty word?

Or is that just in the UK? Or is that just me?

5 min readAug 23, 2017

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LaurenTedaldi

LaurenTedaldi

Ex-scientist, stalled writer, current mammy. Went on #maternityleave, ended up with #breastcancer. Not mutually exclusive, it turns out. Views my own.

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