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Posted on January 9, 2026 Leave a Comment
It is the middle of the night (0347), it has been snowing, and we are supposed to be going on holiday to the Lake District today for few days – that 6 day period I get between hospital visits every fortnight. I am not sure yet whether we will be able to leave in the […]
Cancer 222
Posted on December 13, 2025 Leave a Comment
When I started this blog, my intention was todescribe the process of having cancer, and dying from cancer. It has been ongoing for nearly three years now. I was diagnosed in January 2023 and started chemotherapy in June 2023. Until recently, I have been relatively stable. The chemotherapy worked for a reasonably long period, and […]
Cancer 220
Posted on December 6, 2025 2 Comments
A day with developments. I am unsure whether to call them good or bad, positive or negative. I think I am losing the ability to judge right from wrong. I was at the hospital today to see the consultant. Fortunately, I saw the main consultant, not the person I had last time with whom I […]
Cancer 216
Posted on November 21, 2025 Leave a Comment
It is back to the numbers game. I am starting my second line treatment on Tuesday, after the failure of the first line treatment. I was lucky I suppose, the first line treatment lasted two years and three months, which is longer than the average. I am now moving on to Folfox, which basically means […]
Cancer 215
Posted on November 14, 2025 Leave a Comment
I sawthe consultant today, well, I saw someone standing in for the consultant. The results were not as bad as I expected them to be. As so often there are positive elements and negative elements. My CT scan showed there was some growth and an MDT meeting agreed that it showed my chemotherapy was not […]
Dr Nigel Hunt 