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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 231

Here we are again. In a few hours I will have my bloods taken to determine whethere I can have my next cycle of chemotherapy – my 50th cycle. I never expected to get this far. Fifty cycles sounds a lot to me, and it does seem to have gone on forever. When I said […]

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