A word can change a mind. A sentence can change a life. A book can change the world.
With apologies to the Newcastle Supergroup Lindisfarne, but I couldn’t resist the play on words. The fog in question is best known to many as Chemo Brain, or Chemo Fog or even Cancer Fog. The official title seems to be PCCI or Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment. There are those who don’t believe it exists. Even some…
There are no Kangaroos in Austria, so the t-shirt for sale in the gift shop said. I beg to differ. Apart from a sighting of a Kangaroo in an Austrian forest in 2018, there are possible Kangaroos in Austrian Zoos and, though I don’t look like a Kangaroo, I have become adept at hopping. What…
Today is the 18th of May 2023. In a few short days (days that will not be short, but terribly long) I will learn if I have defeated cancer and be cancer free. On 23rd May at 11am I have an appointment with my Oncologist who will reveal the truth. I know, I’m making it…
No, this isn’t a sequel to the The English Patient, the 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. This is all about me, my cancer and a small nod to the vagaries of the English language. Let’s get the language out of the way first, because it always seems odd to me that English is the de…
Well, my #chemo and #cancer sparring partners have the upper hand. My chemo is paused for a week and then the next cycle (and hopefully last cycle) will commence on 14th March. That will be 9 months of chemo I’ll have endured by the end of it. Assuming that is the end. I’ll have to…
Tomorrow is chemo day, again. I’m under no illusions, it’s going to give me a wide-ranging set of ups and downs for the next few days. I’m used to it. What I’ve been finding difficult is the lack of information about how long I’m going to be having chemo for. The nurses and doctor are…
I hasten to say, dear reader, that no I am not buying a new bike and taking up cycling. Nope, yesterday was my last chemo session and next week I get assessed for the possibility of an all clear or a new cycle of treatment. I wait and see. Because my health has been a…
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