The purpose of your journal

Day per page

A practical element of the journal to track your journey.

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• At the start of each month you will find a calendar-style overview where you can mark treatment days, major appointments, big milestones (e.g., scans, doctor visits)

• Space for monthly intentions: “What I hope this month will bring”, “Things I’m grateful for”​​

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 Surprises 

Being armed with some of the mental and emotional surprises that may hit you along the way, we hope will help some of our readers.  We offer some potential coping strategies that you can take in or tailor, or at least be aware of.

• Unpredictable emotions

• Grieving your old life

• Pressure to stay positive

• Loneliness (even with support)

• Relief + Fear at the same time

• Chemo/Radiotherapy brain

• and a few more

How You Can Help Me

We have added a  "tear-off strip" section to the journal.  To give you ready-made, tactful ways to tell friends what kind of help is actually useful and welcome — physical, emotional, or social — without feeling awkward asking.  Some of the suggestions are:

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• Water my plants once a week

• Add motivational songs to my playlist.

• Share funny, positive stories

• Remind me to rest

• Keep my space filled with calm

Pages to doodle or colour

Scattered throughout the journal are pages for those days when somethings are just too much effort.  A blank space for where ever your pen takes you.

This gives readers both regular opportunities to draw and a quiet section to fill however they wish — poetry, doodles, collage, journaling, etc.

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Bring out your picasso, or not.​​

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Life logistics

Even during this challenging time, life still goes on.

I Will Bloom offers some suggestions to help you manage the practical side of life during your treatment, in the form of finances, and life admin.

These pages help you organise your mind gently, without pressure or overwhelm.

Remember the milestones, even the little ones

When you are going through chemo or radio therapy, so many victories go unnoticed because they seem “too small.”
But these are real milestones, worthy of recognition, pride, and celebration.

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• 🌿 Physical Milestones

• 💛 Emotional Milestones

• 🧠 Mental / Cognitive Milestones

• ✨ Self-Identity Milestones

• ​🎉 Bigger But Hidden Wins

A moment to wonder

At the end of each week, you will see a short story, long enough to be interesting, but not too long to be taxing.  The stories fall into one of the following topics:

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• How things were discovered

• Famous humans in history

• Etymology of sayings

• Customs & Wonders Around the Globe

Reminding you, that there is still plenty to learn about in our glorious world.​

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The end of the journal

We close the journal resognising that it may not be the end of your journey.

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These pages have held your thoughts, your worries, your small victories, and your harder days. Whatever comes next — continued treatment, recovery, rest, or a new chapter — you don’t leave this journal behind. You carry what you’ve learned forward with you.