I spent Tuesday in London at the Breast Cancer Care offices doing day 1 of a two day course 'Living with Secondary Breast Cancer as a Younger Woman'.

There were eight of us aged between 25 - 43 years old. It was so refreshing to meet women of my age in the same situation as me.

Until Tuesday the only other people I'd met with a terminal diagnosis were at least 10 years & more likely 20+ years older than me.

It was comforting to know that I am not alone in the way that I feel and that others do know what it's like.

The course was very inspirational & thought provoking. There were several speakers, one being an Oncologist, she explained that Secondary Breast Cancer is more commonly becoming considered a 'chronic illness' rather than a death sentence.

The medical definition of chronic is 'A disease that persists for a long time', it's funny how something as innocuous as a definition can change your whole mindset.

As a result I am going to speak to the powers that be to see if the front page of my blog can be changed from 'Nikki Hastings is Dying of Cancer' to 'Nikki Hastings is Living with Cancer'.

I am really looking forward to day 2 of the course when we will be discussing relationships, and how to communicate our feelings to others, including children.

The CRUK Pink Ball was great fun, I'm not sure if they raised as much money as they'd hoped, it was much bigger than last year which I guess would have made it more expensive to host, I hope it paid off.

We had a fantastic time, it was really special for me to have my close friends and family at such an important event. We made it a proper girlie day with a beauty therapist at Mum's house all afternoon helping us get ready.

At the ball there was a young lady who spoke about her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer, her GP turned her away several times despite the lump in her breast because she "was too young for breast cancer" by the time she was diagnosed it had spread to her spinal column. She has set up a charity to raise awareness among younger people www.coppafeel.org.

Leah, Megan and I have entered the Race for Life again this year, it is incredible to think that this will be the third time I've done it since my diagnosis, two years ago I was in a wheel chair and this year I could almost run it (emphasis on the almost mind you!)

I hate asking people for money but this is for such an important cause, I owe my life to organisations like CRUK so I am urging you to take a look at our fundraising page and be as generous as you can afford to be - every penny helps here's the link.

I am now looking forward to a lovely April, with the girls being at home for most of it, long may this wonderful weather last, it certainly helps to lift the spirits. Happy Easter everyone.