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Cancer 256

I have been looking at the various ways of committing suicide. Some of them are less practical than others, all are a bit scary. I have never liked the idea of jumping off somewhere. I witnessed the recovery of a body from Beachy Head when I was a child. The rescue services had to be […]

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Cancer 250

I always feel that certain milestone numbers should be celebrated. I am not sure why, but we do it in society generally so why not. Here we are, the 250th cancer blog. Do I have anything new to add? I am not sure. I will proably repeat myself, but you know that is how these […]

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Cancer 249

I am really starting to hate nights. I was never very good at them, never very good at sleeping, and during the first couple of years of cancer I sort of managed ok, usually sleeping 3-4 hours, which seemed sufficient. Now I can’t go to bed because I can’t lie down to to breathing problem. […]

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Cancer 246

Well, that was an experience. I have some advice for those of you who have a terminal diagnosis of one sort or another, don’t wit until you are dead to have a wake, especially if you have a wonderful set of friends. I don’t really know where the idea ame from. It was originally going […]

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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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