From the Velatrix world
Learning, making and everyday life
Life after cancer, learning and rebuilding. Sharing it while it’s happening. Personal experience, not medical advice.
About The Rest of Me ↗
The Rest of Me · 11 October 2026
Starting a Degree at 47, with a Body That Didn’t Read the Prospectus
I’ve started studying finance, investment and banking at 47. The curiosity is familiar; making university fit around life after cancer is the newer challenge.
The Rest of Me · 11 October 2026
Flowers and Welding: Following My Curiosity Again
Floristry and welding may look like an unlikely collection. They make more sense when the common thread is curiosity and the pleasure of making something.
The Rest of Me · 11 October 2026
Two Spaniels and the Ordinary Things I Want Back
Dogs, fresh air and ordinary pleasures belong in this story too. Life after cancer includes the things I want to enjoy, even when getting out takes more thought.
The Rest of Me · 10 October 2026
Life After Cancer: Where I’m Starting
Treatment finished, but recovery carried on. A cuppa, a head full of ideas and the beginning of an honest account of life after cancer.