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Posted on April 13, 2026 Leave a Comment
I did a short speech at the living wake, trying to explain my views about cancer and death. A couple of people have asked me to summarise it here, so in the interests of breaking my own rules of blogging, here goes, beraing in ming that, two days later, I am still very tired and […]
Cancer 245
Posted on April 8, 2026 Leave a Comment
I have been a bit rough lately, though not so bad now. I am trying to get into the habit of having morphine 4-5 times a day, but I find it difficult. I am not designed to take painkillers, though rationally I know it is the right thing to do. I am regularly getting sick […]
Cancer 239
Posted on March 11, 2026 Leave a Comment
It is getting worse. I am getting worse. Sleep is one of the main problems. I am falling asleep in odd places and odd times. I have never got on with sleeping, but now it seems I have no choice. If I sit for any length of time I fall asleep, whether I am sitting […]
Cancer 238
Posted on March 7, 2026 Leave a Comment
We are away on holiday in the Lake District. Ever since I started my second line treatment I have quite ill on the Sunday and Monday following the chemotherapy. This time I am trying to reduce the imact with a range of drugs, including morphine, metoclopromide and parcetamol. This is in addition to my usual […]
Cancer 237
Posted on February 27, 2026 1 Comment
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 […]
Dr Nigel Hunt 