Archive - Just One More Thing

Just after giving birth, they told me I had cancer. Oh, how we laughed

“Well, it’s not ideal,” I find myself saying on repeat.

Jun 14, 2024 •

I visited ‘the nuns’ to learn Dutch in a week. Here’s what happened.

Regina Coeli, the world’s leading language school, let me in. The fools.

Jan 23, 2023 •

Lessons on being ignored

I’m in a situation that’s making me question whether or not I exist.

Mar 14 •

I nearly died last year and I’m livid about it

Yeah, yeah, anger is all part of the healing process.

Jan 17 •

A weirdly beautiful thing about having cancer

Everything gets very simple, very fast.

May 23 •

“I feel like a failure at love”

A conversation about bruised hearts.

Feb 28 •

It's time to press reset

What if I don’t want to ‘get back to normal’?

Aug 23, 2024 •

Lessons in waiting for life or death news

When twiddling your thumbs just won’t cut it.

Aug 9, 2024 •

What to do when someone screams, “Cancer sufferer!” at you in the street

Dutch swearing takes a bit of getting used to.

Aug 16, 2024 •

Moments when I found having cancer really funny

Sometimes finding laughs in trauma, fear and stress can be the best medicine. (Along with chemo, obvs.)

Jun 6 •

This is why the world feels so unsettling right now

Welcome to ‘hypernormalisation’.

Jan 24 •

I have no idea how I’m meant to feel or behave

Having cancer was weird.

Sep 20, 2024 •

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