Professor Axel Kahn spoke to France Inter about cancer having ‘caught up with him’ after all these years. He’s not unaware of the irony. He explains, “as a cancer specialist myself I know that in all likelihood I am on … Read More
Blood results day. Again. We live in three-monthly increments these days, which is much better than living according to weekly or day to day tests! For once I’m not terrified, largely because Husband has been so active lately. He clearly … Read More
Husband woke in the early hours in agony. He was in so much pain that he struggled to breathe to tell me what was going on. An icy fist grabbed my heart as I imagined heart attack or something (he’s … Read More
Husband’s three-monthly appointment is today. We live our lives in three-month increments, grateful each time to effectively be told “You can go and live your lives for three months”, as opposed to “We need to start treatment next week.” We’re … Read More
It’s coming up to 5 years since Husband was diagnosed with cancer. Its a cliché but time goes so very quickly. He says that when he was first diagnosed he half thought he’d die within a year. He could have … Read More
I’m not sure why but I’ve been remembering the months when we watched anxiously to see how Husband’s ‘eczema’ was developing. We still don’t know exactly what was going on but we both knew that something was very wrong. His … Read More
I feel rather guilty writing this but people with ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome do often feel guilty. My husband has two blood cancers. Yet at the moment he can enjoy working in the garden and playing with the dog. … Read More
The Prime Minister is in hospital, the Chief Medical Officer is isolating, the Queen addressed the nation to steady nerves. Oh boy. It feels so weird that we’re living untouched in our little bubble but there are COVID cases at … Read More
I feel compelled to watch the news but it feels like watching a disaster movie. It’s surreal. We live in a very rural area and are conscious of how lucky we are. In some respects not a lot has changed … Read More
‘What a year this week has been’, declared a meme on Facebook. They’re not wrong. COVID-19 is scary – even scarier than cancer in some respects. In a year this may seem like a distant nightmare – I hope so … Read More