MADEIRA ISLAND

 Madeira is an island located in the north of the Atlantic Ocean. Madeira it was first discovered by two Portuguese’s sailors called Joao Goncalves Zarco and Tristao Vaz Teixeira in 1419 and then settled in 1420. Today, it is popular all year round resort, being visited by about one million tourist who arrive by plane or cruise. The best time to go Madeira on holiday is in the summer time as it the hottest time of the year and you can enjoy the beautiful sandy beaches.

Madeira is really famous for its Madeira wine, flowers, landscapes and for its annual New Year celebrations that features the largest firework show in the world. The capital city is Funchal which is the main harbour for any cruise ships to dock from all over the world. There are 34 cities in Madeira counting the capital city. Madeira is 57 km long, 22 km width and has an area of 741 km2. Madeira has a population of just under 270,000.

There are a lot of stuff you can do while you are on holiday in Madeira. One thing you can do is go on walks and hiking which is a great activity for people who like to walk for hours and it’s a great walk for people who love to explore new places. Another thing you can do while on holiday is a boat trip on the offshore or coast of the island which will included whale watching and swimming with the dolphins. Also you can do is ride in the cable cars which is a 560m high way of travelling from the top of the mountain to the capital city. So from Monte to Funchal. Which approximately takes 15 minutes to get from one end to the other.

Useful Websites to find out more about Madeira Island:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira
• http://www.madeira-web.com/madeira.html
• http://www.madeira-tourist.com/

Airlines that fly to Madeira:

• Easyjet -  http://www.easyjet.com/en/
• A TAP - http://www.flytap.com/UnitedKingdom/en/Homepage
• Monarch - http://www.monarch.co.uk/
• Thomas Cook - http://www.thomson.co.uk/
• Jet2 - http://www.jet2.com/flights/portugal/madeira
• Lufthansa - http://www.lufthansa.com/
• Air France - http://www.airfrance.co.uk/

CANCER : The horrible diseases

As everyone knows my mother had breast cancer and she was not lucky and died in 2014. Cancer is a horrible illness and will ruin the life of the person with the illness and it friends and family. So I decided to do a post about Cancer.

Cancer also known as a malignant tumour or malignant neoplasm, is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Not all tumours are cancerous; benign tumours do not spread to other parts of the body. Possible signs and symptoms include: 

• a new lump
• abnormal bleeding
• a prolonged cough
• unexplained weight loss
• a change in bowel movements

While these symptoms may indicate cancer they may also occur due to other issues. There are over 200 different known cancers that affect humans. Some of them are:

• Breast cancer
• Brain tumour
• Bladder cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Kidney cancer
• Leukaemia
• Lung cancer
• Ovary cancer

Tobacco use is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. Another 10% is due to obesity, a poor diet, lack of physical activity, and drinking alcohol. Other factors include certain infections, exposure to ionizing radiation, and environmental pollutants. In the developing world nearly 20% of cancers are due to infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human papillomavirus. These factors act, at least partly, by changing the genes of a cell.

Approximately 5–10% of cancers are due to genetic defects inherited from a person's parents. Cancer can be detected by certain signs and symptoms or screening tests. It is then typically further investigated by medical imaging and confirmed by biopsy. 

Many cancers can be prevented by not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, not drinking too much alcohol, eating plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, being vaccinated against certain infectious diseases, not eating too much red meat, and avoiding too much exposure to sunlight. Early detection through screening is useful for cervical and colorectal cancer. The benefits of screening in breast cancer are controversial. Cancer is often treated with some combination of radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Pain and symptom management are an important part of care. Palliative care is particularly important in those with advanced disease. The chance of survival depends on the type of cancer and extent of disease at the start of treatment. In children under 15 at diagnosis the five year survival rate in the developed world is on average 80%.For cancer in the United States the average five year survival rate is 66%.

In 2012 about 14.1 million new cases of cancer occurred globally. It caused about 8.2 million deaths or 14.6% of all human deaths. The most common types of cancer in males are lung cancer, cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer, and in females, the most common types are breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and cervical cancer. Skin cancer is not included in these statistics and if it were it would account for at least 40% of cases. In children acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and brain tumours are most common except in Africa where non-Hodgkin lymphoma occurs more often. In 2012 about 165,000 children less than 15 years of age were diagnosed with cancer. The risk of cancer increases significantly with age and many cancers occur more commonly in developed countries. Rates are increasing as more people live to an old age and as lifestyle changes occur in the developing world. The financial costs of cancer have been estimated at $1.16 trillion US dollars per year. 

These are the names of some charities that support cancer:

• Macmillan Cancer Support -http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Home.aspx
• Cancer Research - http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/ 
• Marie Curie Cancer Care - http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/ 
• Breast Cancer - http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/

My crushes 😍💔

So far I have had four big or can I say massive crushes,which not even one became a serious relationship. This was because that I've have never had the courage to tell them what I thought about them and felt for them.(Not going to use their real names)

My first crush was Boy 1 who came from Madeira. His mum worked as a cleaner at the flat that my parent own in Madeira that one day will be mine. He was this tall, tanned, brown haired boy. I first fell in love with him when his mum started to bring him over to my house so that we could be friends and play, But one day his mum decides to leave him and me alone at home so that she could go out to the shops to buy some food for lunch. Apparently his mum said that when she came back from the shops that he had his arm around me while watching a film. This was so long ago that I've forgot of what had happened on that day. It was so many years ago and plus I was really young at that time. So it was getting to the day that I had to leave so I could come back to London and on that day he goes missing. He made everyone worried. He was not at his dad's house, He was not at his sister house. Well it was time for me to go and catch my plane so we weren't much help to look for him. So arrive in London and we call them to see if they had found him and guess what they had. So we ask why he had run away for and he said "it was because Diana had not said bye to me and I was really sad so I decided to run away." I was shocked for the excuses he gave for running away.

My second crush was Boy 2 who attended primary school and was the same age. He was the popular boy in my class which every girl liked him including me. Primary school was the worst years of my life but I tell you another time. I never told him how I felt because he was popular and I was one of them loners who had no friends and was always alone. He never looked in my direction and never felt the same way as I felt for him. Their where rumours that he liked this girl called Girl 1. I never liked her from the first day I saw her she looked like one of them bitches that would only be friends with you when she need help or something. She use to think that she was the queen of the world but she wasn't. 

My third crush was Boy 3. His mum was and still is a great friend of my family. He way ONLY five years old than me. From the first time I saw him I never liked him but one day their was something about him that made me fall in love with him. I didn't know what. With this crush I was not scared and told him what I felt for him and when I told him he said that he felt the same way for me. Which was a great relief. He kept on asking me to go out with him on a date but for some reason I would always say NO. I think it was because I didn't want to ruin the friendship we had and I knew that if we where to be together everything would change. And I hate change. Their was one time I was texting him and ask if he was OK. He said he wasn't because he just found out that his girlfriend of a year was leaving him for another girl. Which was sad but at the same time funny. I always think about him and me and how it would be if we where together. Now every time I see him theirs like an awkwardness between us two. What wrong with me?????????

My fourth crush was Boy 4 another boy from my primary school, who also was popular and would not look at me. I never use to like him because he was one of them show off's, who everyone would be proud off because he was good at football and appeared in the local newspaper because of his football. He was another like Boy 2. He also had a crush on Girl 1. Which with his luck he actually went out with her for some time. I started to like him after one night I had a dream that me and him would get marry, have children and live happily ever after. Which only happened in moves. That dream got me thinking that I might have a shot with him but what was I thinking that would never happen. Crazy me!!! I know that I will never find someone who will love me they way I love them and that I will be alone the rest of my life and grow old with 1000000000000000000000000 CAT'S.

I'M ONE OF THOSE PEPLE WHO NEED'S....

I'm one of those people who think that their is something wrong with them. I feel like no one cares about me and that if I die no one will miss me . 

I'm one of those people who spend every night crying for hours on why I don't have a happy life, or on why I have no one to share my life with (Eg.boyfriend).

I'm one of those people who has no life, does not go out with their friends on the weekends, one that would make up an excuse for not meeting up with them.

I'm one of those people who one day is anger with someone and about after two days I forget everything that happened between use. Start fresh, forget the past. 

I'm one of those people who need's psychiatric help but can't admit that I  need this type of help. And I know I've got a really serious problem, so please help as I don't have the courage to tell anyone I know. (No trust)

I'M ONE OF THOSE PEPLE WHO NEED'S....