I volunteered to walk the dog on my own this morning in spite of the rain. I trudged through the fields screaming inwardly, back to my “Oh God, Oh God” interior monologue. I remembered the verse that says that when … Read More
Oh God it’s cancer. At least we know. After weeks of tests showing normal this definitely isn’t. We head back to the lift. I’m glad of the lift. I don’t think I could manage the stairs. Could we speak to … Read More
It’s been a long 2 weeks but here we are – waiting again – for an appointment with Dr Inscrutable. This is the NHS and they’re busy but my heart is in my boots as we wait an extra hour. … Read More
Naturally I googled. Bone marrow tests. Mmm. Then I googled ‘anaemia no symptoms’ and came up with something called indolent leukemia. Good grief I hope it’s not that. Why didn’t I google this before?? Why didn’t the GPs pay more … Read More
We knew it wasn’t great when we were given a quick appointment with a haematologist and escorted to the Cancer Unit to see him. Apparently they can fit people in up there – they don’t run to normal schedules. I’m … Read More