Penny Ericson and husband Simon Hawkins with their book HAVING undergone a breast cancer scare herself Penny Ericson knew the changes that someone goes through when they are given a diagnosis. And now author Penny, of Streatham Park in Micheldever, has united with top UK breast cancer dietician Barbara Parry to publish their latest book Chemo Cookery Club Cups & Sauces. The book provides evidence-base guidance for patients, their families and friends, supporting them through their treatment, whilst recognising that not everyone’s journey is the same. Penny said: “This is more of a holistic book, a set of ideas, we don’t give advice we present ideas that are based on evidence-based research.
Failure to use eye drops correctly is putting hundreds of thousands of Britons at risk of blindness, experts have warned. The concern follows recent reports that only half of the 480,000 sufferers of glaucoma – the most common eye condition in the UK – are given clear instructions for using their medication.
It is essential to apply pressure to the inner corner of the eye, or the tear duct, when squirting in the liquid to stop the medication draining out, rendering it ineffective.
But experts say specialists are failing to relay this information, causing patients to lose their sight needlessly.
‘It is doctors’ responsibility to tell patients how to use the medication they prescribe, not just assume they know how to use it because most don’t,’ says Dr Louise Gow, an eye health specialist at the Royal National Institute for Blind People.