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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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Cancer 232

It is Endgame. I obtained my latest CT scan results yesterday. A large number of tumours in my abdomen have grown significantly, so this new treatment isn’t working. IT is of course expected, but you never expect sometihng like this just now. We are in a state of shock. There is going to be a […]

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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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Cancer 230

My apologies. I have just noticed that I claimed 149 rounds of chemo in my last post. Wrong! It is ‘only’ 49, still more than most but it will be a while before I get to 149. I would need to live for another 5 years at least. Ha ha. My last post was written […]

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