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Metabolism – the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. The fact that you are reading this piece on my website, dear reader, indicates you’re either young, or, if you’re getting long in the tooth like me, then you have a good metabolism. Also, it points to the fact…
Life, in general, is pretty much based on being in the right, or wrong, place at the right, or wrong, time. Step off the kerb and you could find yourself being hit by a bus. Walk under a ladder and you may, or may not, get splattered with water by a window cleaner. Sit down…
Since my cancer diagnosis and starting chemotherapy in June 2022, I’ve lost about 5 stone in weight. In kilograms that’s about 32 kilos. In lbs for my American friends, 5 stone is around 70lbs. I was 17 stone and I’m now 12 stone. Skin is hanging from my stomach, legs and buttocks. In fact, I’ve…
Tuesday 23rd May 2023 was a red-letter day for me. It was the day I received my all clear from cancer. I’m officially a cancer survivor. But (there’s always a but, it seems, with cancer) I’m not quite all clear. My lymphoma, Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma, has been reduced from an 80% invasive state to 5% and…
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…
Apart from being one who has never worried too much about everyday life, I’ve certainly never been one to worry about my looks. When you start to lose your hair at eighteen, I went for a live with it attitude to life. If you don’t, you will end up worrying about all the minutiae of…
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…
My cancer, Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma, is a slow to develop and exceedingly rare form of Lymphoma. It’s not, thank goodness, one of those cancers that devastates the body and leaves the poor host to quickly die. When someone famous dies, you may have heard newsreaders say that he/she passed away after a short illness. Your guess…
I’ve never had a problem with nerves. Never worried about anything. To me, life is too short to spend time worrying. But what I do have, I’m told, is a problem with the nerves in my left leg. Does that mean my leg is of a nervous disposition. Don’t watch a horror movie or your…
As I’ve already mentioned in a previous post, my Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma has got to the stage where my bones are quite brittle due to the chemo. That being the case, pain is an ever-present sidekick to this cancer journey I’m on, and, in answer to your obvious question, yes, the pain does make me shout…
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