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Cancer 237

Well, it is an, exciting life having terminal cancer. Up to this morning I was thinking I was running into my last weeks. I have now been to see the consultant. It turns out that because the tumour growth was under 20% (I don’t know whether that means 5% or 19%, but it feels more […]

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Cancer 236

I am writing this deliberately before I see the consultant tomorrow, when I expet to find out the awful truth. So Long folks, and thanks for not giving me the fish. It feels like I am dying now. I know I have been on this track for a long time (not long enough), but this […]

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Cancer 235

I have felt ghastly these last few days. I am not impressed by the side effects of chemo. I was very lucky for the first couple of years in that most of the time I had few such effects. Now they are, I won’t say unbearable, because humans can put up with anything if they […]

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Cancer 234

I was surprised the other day. We intended to celebrate my reaching 50 rounds of chemotherapy with 5-6 people at the pub, having a glass of milk and a light bite, but 26 people turned up! Thank you everyone, it means a lot to me, especially as what was meant to be just a recognition […]

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Cancer 233

It is a few days since I found out that I am headed for the endgame. I am not happy about it. It hasn’t become all right. It is still all wrong. But when I look back, we can split life into three stages, childhood, adulthood, and retirement. The first two have been excellent, but […]

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