Exercise – it’s a free prescription

Exercise – it’s a free prescription

Inspiration, Patient Advocacy
Exercise is a free prescription.  Clearly, I need to be careful with that statement given my aversion for cancer myths but it was once prescribed to me to get me through an awful period in 2013.  The vast majority of doctors will tell you exercise is good for us but like me they must realise that it sometimes takes quite a bit of effort to get out there and do some! Apparently the older you get, the harder it becomes (I can confirm this is true!).  In fact, my blog was actually created to document my return to fitness and good health 12 months prior to that! I'm no stranger to exercise having served for 29 years in the military. However, I'm not 21 anymore and I have some health…
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Summary of June 2023 on RonnyAllan.NET

Summary of June 2023 on RonnyAllan.NET

Newsletters
Summary -  June was a relatively quiet month on my website RonnyAllan.NET - mainly due to me being on holiday for much of it! However, a respectable 18,000 blog views are not to be sniffed at! The top 10 for June are now listed. Take a look please, open them up, read them, share them. 1 Sometimes, you gotta climb that hill, even if it hurts (ronnyallan.net) This must have struck a chord.  It's not a story about physical fitness, it's a metaphor about the mental challenges of living with cancer. [caption id="attachment_43915" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Click on the picture to read[/caption] 2 Currently trending on RonnyAllan.NET - Ronny Allan - Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer My post for busy people to catch up. [caption id="attachment_43009" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Click picture to read…
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RonnyAllan.NET – Summary of January 2023 – Ronny Allan – Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer

RonnyAllan.NET – Summary of January 2023 – Ronny Allan – Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer

Newsletters, Patient Advocacy
SummaryGreat start to 2023 and I thank those who continue to support my social media and this blog.  I'm keen to hear any suggestions of the sort of thing you would like me to research and publish.The top 10 most-read posts in January are listed below:Paul Hunter Tribute – Snooker champion and Neuroendocrine Cancer patientThe Masters Snooker competition was held in January 2023 and there was a tremendous spike in views at the time of the final. The Masters Trophy was named the Paul Hunter trophy, and this incidentally generates a vast amount of awareness for Neuroendocrine Cancer as most of the hits come from outside the Neuroendocrine community.   Click here or on the picture.[caption id="attachment_19993" align="aligncenter" width="416"] Click picture to read more[/caption]Cancer AblationA popular post with the headline of…
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Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) – Neuroendocrine Cancer

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) – Neuroendocrine Cancer

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, Survivorship
In my patient support group of 8000+, fatigue is very commonly discussed, and it certainly gets bags of empathy from the readers.  I remember being really tired in the first few years after my diagnosis and in the years preceding it. As I was very focused on my work in those days, I was putting it down to the rigours of my working practices, commuting, overnighting, and working far too many hours in a day.  In 2010, my diagnosis was triggered by symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia which was almost certainly connected to my cancer and feelings of fatigue for quite a while leading up to the diagnosis.  That said, I gradually got back into old ways after diagnosis and pretty much continued to put my tiredness down to the same…
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