I spent 1 year studying textiles, photography, drawing, and other things. I found that the work I created worked best when I expressed what I was feeling inside. This wasn't intentional, it just happened. I've continued to use creativity to do this and this blog is my way of dealing with the cancer diagnosis, surgery, and forthcoming treatment.
Here are some of my sketches and scribblings. I intend to keep blogging and journaling because my scar may be healing, but I have months of treatment ahead of me and its a way for me to process the shit that goes on in my head.
The expression of my thoughts/feelings/fears sometimes is just best put on paper or fabric or photographed.
I find it very hard to be present in my body all the time. I busy myself with external things like work, planning trips with other people, watching films or documentaries, or being in the garden. This cancer has had the effect of making me stop. Still. So I have documented and drawn my way through his up until today and I shall no doubt continue. I have also made many videos, when I was in shock in the early days after diagnosis.
I have a great support network of friends and family and Macmillan and the Breast Care Team at Queens Burton.
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