there are obviously so many discussions that surround the cancer diagnosis as well as the Coppafeel charity which Kris set up with some of her closest friends, but this is Kris's very human story, her life, her loves, her thoughts, her wants - her ups and downs, her advice on how to glitter that turd, but I found it to be a super positive and empowering read, and I feel buoyant after reading it as well as feeling full of hope for life itself for me, my family and the people I love. She doesn’t hide away from the fact that having cancer, and knowing someone with cancer, is a real shit show (literally and figuratively), but she also doesn’t hide away from the fact it can bring joy into your life.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. multiple brain lesions - 57 in total throughout the year, treated with targeted gamma knife radiotherapy (I was completely asymptomatic).Starting in a little tent at a festival, winging it, the charity has become a huge force in making changes in health education, a dialogue about the C word and has literally saved the lives of many women who have gone to their GPs armed with Kris’ story.

If people take away one message from this book , it should be this, above all else, don't ever take no for an answer, particularly from a doctor. I stepped down as CEO five years ago and now pursues speaking engagements, writing, dipping in the cold sea, serving up coffee and cakes from my vintage truck by the sea with my twin, whilst working for CoppaFeel! But as you’ll find out, his journey to creating the life he’s always dreamed of was born out of the battles he faced on the way. After pushing to get a cervical smear, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and subsequently treated!Each week Kris will be joined by a very special guest to learn about their turds, how they came to be and what impact they had, and at the end of the day, how they found the glitter in spite of the turd. Feb told it was secondary breast cancer - it had already spread to my lower spine (which explained the immeasurable pain). I know how hard chronic illnesses can be, and whilst my chronic pain is nowhere near a terminal cancer diagnosis, my belief still stands. Kris has written her story yes, the chronology of her cancer diagnosis and treatment, there’s the glossy pics everyone always turns to first (right?

I have had breast cancer for 12 years, trust that I have some handle on this (even when I doubt this myself sometimes). In needing to add that this person is someone's mother, someone's daughter, someone's sister, we are conditioned to think we are not enough to simply be someone. the glitter comes, and Kris hears where Vicky is now, the experience of looking at her father’s alcoholism and why she is the light to so many people.Kris was living a totally normal life as a twenty-three-year-old: travelling the world, falling in love, making plans. In this episode she and Kris go deep into why Cariad began 'Grief Cast', the threads and themes she has discovered through speaking to her guests, and how that in turn has shaped how she sees her own grief.