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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 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 204
Posted on August 19, 2025 Leave a Comment
I am not looking on the bright side at the moment. The last few days have been painful. It is the stoma, or specifically the end of the colon which is sore. It is difficult when you have a sore bit of the body that is constantly being covered by shit. I try to clean […]
Cancer 203
Posted on August 12, 2025 Leave a Comment
I am in hospital again, this time for my 40th round of chemotherapy. It almost feels like a birthday, so I deserve a present. I am in early, so hopeful that I will be finished with at a reasonable time and can spend the afternoon in the garden reading. I am still reading Stalingrad, by […]
Cancer 200
Posted on July 19, 2025 Leave a Comment
My 200th post on cancer. When I started this blog, I didn’t think I would still be here two and a half years later. I am, but there are end signs. There is growth of lumps in my abdomen, and a significant lump at the opening of my stoma. The first led to the possibility […]
Dr Nigel Hunt 