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Cancer 267
Posted on July 15, 2026 Leave a Comment
Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse we get the experience of A & E. Before I go any further I must say the staff were brilliant, as they always are at the NHS – it is the patients that are the problem. Last night I had problems passing water. This has been […]
Cancer 266
Posted on July 8, 2026 Leave a Comment
As expected, the meeting with the consultant ended with the decision being no more treatment. The prognosis, such as it is, ie it is impossible to be precise about how long I will live, is an average of 5-6 months; so I might last a month, I might last 9 months. Worryingly, I might see […]
Cancer 265
Posted on July 5, 2026 Leave a Comment
“How surely are the dead beyond death. Death is what the living carry with them. A state of dread, like some uncanny foretaste of a bitter memory. But the dead do not remember and nothingness is not a curse. Far From it.” Cormac McCarthy, Suttree It has been suggested to me that I am frightened […]
Cancer 264
Posted on July 2, 2026 Leave a Comment
Things are getting increasingly difficult. I am now sleeping in an NHS bed in the living room, gettung out using my zimmer frame, and thinking it won’t be long before I cannot get upstairs, and not long until I am unable to drive. I spent most of the day sitting in my chair roday. I […]
Cancer 263
Posted on June 26, 2026 Leave a Comment
It is not a good idea to look up answers relating to cancer for oneself. It is now fairly clear that I will not be receiving any further chemotherapy so I looked up how long I might have to live given my circumstances. I am sure I haven’t taken important variables into account but the […]
Dr Nigel Hunt 