HEALTHY WRITING
Writing has always been a release for me, a way of reflecting on situations and life in general. The pleasure gained from writing about happy events is no greater than the release of stress in confronting difficult decisions and illness, as I experienced three years ago. On diagnosis of breast cancer, I sat down to write about emotions, loss of control of this situation and keeping some semblance of sanity. Writing became my best friend and confidant through the operations and treatment (and Covid) over a period of twelve months and totalled over 100,000 words.