About

Hello and Welcome,

I made this as an open diary, place to talk and share ideas, etc. Basically it’ll be abit of this and that, or my rambles. Don’t expect it to be perfectly written.

All my life I’ve dealt with anxiety! As I got older, I also found myself dealing with OCD and depression. I refuse to the term ‘suffer’ because it makes me sound like I am a victim..I’m not a victim. None of this was helped by my mother’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent re-diagnosis. Sadly, my mother passed away recently. She raised me on her own and I’m an only child, so it was always just us (and our dog when she came to her forever home) and she is my best friend, which made losing her even worse.

Three weeks after her death, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I plan to use this as a means of spreading awareness about the symptoms of different cancers, and document my experience to not only educate but also empower people to not be frightened of the big C.

The name ‘Talking for Freedom’ came from my belief in the power of talking honestly and sharing your story. For me, it has freed me from feelings of stigma, fear, unimportance, anxiety and depression. With any health issues there can be a risk of relapse, but it also means that I have to fight it. When I have to fight, I have to talk. Not always about the deep, meaningful aspects of life, but also about the trivial or unimportant. It’s my way of showing that I am still alive and fighting.

My ma raised a warrior.

Love always, x