Glittering a Turd: How surviving the unsurvivable taught me to live: The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller

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These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Keep up to date with Kris, and if you’re enjoying the podcast please post a story and tag her Instagram - https://instagram. I’ve received a Pride of Britain Award, A Cosmopolitan magazine Campaigner of the year award, shortlisted for Third Sectors most admired charity CEO, and have been awarded an honorary doctorate in Public Administration from Nottingham Trent University. Twenty-three-year-old Kris was living a totally normal life – travelling the world, falling in love, making plans. Presenter, author, campaigner, Natasha Devon tours schools, universities and a whole host of events across the globe delivering her insights on mental health, body image, gender and equality.

If you're not familiar with Kris then it may surprise you to know that eleven years after a terminal breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 23 she has written the most positive, inspiring and life affirming book. After pushing to get a cervical smear, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and subsequently treated! Tahnée is a multiple World Cup winner, athlete for Red Bull and Fox Racing, but after a major crash she feared for her future in the sport.

I’ve been in love with Kris Hallenga for a few years now after first hearing her on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place. Glittering a Turd is a great read for anyone – whether you are happy and healthy, need a little kick up the backside to get excited about your own life, or if you are a medical professional looking for a peek into what it’s like to be a permanent patient, this book has something to say to you. When you think of David Gandy you may picture crystal blue waters, dark eyes, and some small white pants… a pretty bliss picture, right?

From founding a charity to visiting Downing Street, campaigning at festivals to appearing on TV, and being present at the birth of her nephew; in the face of all the possible prognoses, Kris is surviving, thriving, and resolutely living.

If you’re enjoying the podcast then screen grab with a comment, post on your Instagram, and tag Kris in! A story of how a diagnosis of incurable cancer can compel you to live your life more vividly that you could have ever imagined. In this week’s podcast Dermot and Kris discuss what shaped him into the person we see on our screens, and why a work ethic is so important but so is empathy and taking time to appreciate all that life gives you and all those you get to spend time with.

If people take away one message from this book , it should be this, above all else, don't ever take no for an answer, particularly from a doctor. They got an e-consul with their GP who advised a 4 week trial of omeprazole for gastric reflux, no mention of investigations, nothing else! Gaby isn't apologetic about her outlook on life, her positivity isn't toxic it is a case of she is who she is, and who she is is a total joy! I ran the Bath Half Marathon thinking everyone was shouting my name, “Jodie” when it was in fact “Boobie” they were shouting to all the runners dressed as coppafeel!Fans of Love Island might recognise Laura from season 4 of the show, but others will likely know her from her incredible sporting career as a pro surfer and model. hl=en and if you want to discover the power of cold water swimming and hear more about her ocean based wellness retreats, check out Seasio - https://www. Glittering a Turd is more than just another cancer memoir; it’s a handbook for living life to the fullest, shining a new perspective on survival and learning to 'glitter your own turd', whatever it might be.

From taking photographs and traveling the world with the likes of Oasis and Miriah Carey to showing war at its worst as photojournalist, Giles Duley has seen more than many of us but after stepping on an explosive device, an IED, during a visit to Afghanistan in 2011 he has experienced more than most of us too. My second thank you to Kris is for the resilience, in reading this book I have realised that I’ve never known such a hardship - it has both humbled me and given me such a respect for you and the many others that have felt such struggle.Vertebroplasty to fix my crumbled lower spine and some radiotherapy to upper spine, hips and pelvis. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Kris Hallenga is absolutely right in seeking second opinions, questioning her specialists, enquiring about the latest treatments. Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain brought the nation together with not only her bakes, but her empowering speech upon winning the competition.