Weight gain is a reality for many women during breast cancer treatment – yet it is hardly acknowledged by healthcare professionals. Now, we can help you understand why those pounds pile on and how you can shift them. Weight gain is a reality for many women during breast cancer treatment – yet it is hardly acknowledged by healthcare professionals. Now, we can help you understand why those pounds pile on and how you can shift them.

Often, a life-threatening experience like breast cancer can leave you with a different outlook and changes the way you view things – from life’s various trials to the most trivial day-to-day experiences. We asked author and two-time breast cancer survivor, Sharon Morrison, to share her own particular insights.

When an MRI scan revealed that Sue Walker had a large tumour in shoulder, she knew she was facing a surgical procedure even more devastating than the loss of a breast four years previously.  For Sue, losing her right shoulder and arm at the age of 55 threatened her job and her enjoyment of golf, painting and gardening – all much-loved hobbies.  Yet with amazing determination she has fought to regain her confidence and strength, returning to work and learning to both write and paint with her left hand.