Women sharing life together
From the category archives:
In September 2006 my younger sister (40 years old) rang me to tell me she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She was so calm about it and went on to tell me that she had found a lump months ago but did nothing about it. She went on to have a double mastectomy and was so [...]
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This is a blog sent in from one of our Raphaellers. It’s an honest and open account of a situation that many struggle with …… My beautiful baby boy is 3mths old and I love him to bits but it has also been the hardest time for me. I also have an amazing 8yr old [...]
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Hello, my name is Sarah and I have Aspergers Syndrome. Aspergers is a difficulty (found by Hans Asperger in 1944) that affects the ability to communicate with others, but we appear to look normal and don’t always understand the world around us. There’s a few topics I want to cover so put the kettle on, [...]
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so we wanted to promote the great work that Breast Cancer Care does, highlight their annual fundraising dinner and fashion event on 6th October in London (here’s a clip) and talk about the disease and how you can be more aware: Every year nearly 46,000 people receive the devastating [...]
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Co-dependency essentially is another addiction that life can throw our way. It is a huge minefield and we are just going to scratch the surface here in order to open the door to conversation and thought. If it is something you you find yourself relating to, it might be a good idea to look deeper [...]
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Hi fellow Raphaelers! Loving the site and the comments and tips and am really pleased to have the opportunity to share my experiences of working with children and young people that have been through the UK care system. I am turning 30 this year and am desperately trying to come to terms with the fact [...]
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Imagine my shock when I read this in a newspaper just recently. “A recent study suggests that women lead such hectic lives they do not have time to take care of their appearance. Modern females are so busy juggling jobs and families that they have on average only two hours “me” time all week. That’s [...]
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Why is it we are afraid of complementing each other these days? We aren’t giving enough with our praise. This world would be so much richer if we could learn to be kinder to each other – and one way to start would be by reaching out with a compliment, a kind word. I remember [...]
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My Life with ‘Fibro’ by Heidi Barnett Hi ladies! Before I start, ‘thankyou’ to Pipa for this brilliant site, filled with inspiration/feeling for women to celebrate/commiserate life, share seriousness/fun. Well needed, better than the ‘average’ forum Pip! ;o) Although it is difficult to sum up life with chronic pain, I’d like to share my story [...]
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In researching what women wanted for The Raphael Project, one concern that came up repeatedly was “what do I do once my partner dies?” “How do I cope?” “What will I do with the paperwork, I don‘t even know where it is” the practical matters as well as the emotional were prevalent. This is something [...]
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