Considering hardships when life is not hard
The title of my latest book, Facing Cancer with Faith, may mislead people into thinking that it will only be of interest if you have cancer or if you have faith. Admittedly, it is written very much from a Christian viewpoint, and therefore if you’re not Christian and are not interested in hearing anything about…
21 April 2016 (SCT Day +135) – So Slow (Cancer and Me 69)
One of the things I notice when reading the blogs of other lymphoma sufferers is that very often after finishing the account of their chemo or stem cell transplant there are no further entries. I am constantly left wondering how long does recovery take? When did they feel normal again? When did they stop feeling…
New Book – Facing Cancer with Faith
Cancer has been a big thing in my life for more than six years. It put me in hospital for nearly two months at the beginning of 2010, and has reared its ugly head again twice since then. Each occasion has involved a roller coaster ride of emotion whilst going through the painfully slow process…
I’ve published my first book!
Having a book published is quite a big deal. And this was my first experience of self-publishing, using Createspace, Scrivener, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kobo Writing Life, iTunes Producer… and good ol’ Microsoft Word! So my first published book is now available to buy. This one is merely the compendium of ‘cancer and me’ blog entries…
Heading Towards Transition – 1 March 2016 (SCT Day +84) (Cancer and Me 68)
It feels like about the right time for an update, even though it doesn’t feel like there is much of interest to say. When I saw one of my haematology doctors and the nurse specialist in Basingstoke Hospital on 27th January all was well. The only thing I asked about was the ridges that have…
Do Not Worry
This post is now incorporated with 22 other similar ‘reflections’ in my book, Facing Cancer with Faith. In the ‘Cancer and Me’ chapter I posted back in August 2015 (No 37), I finished by referring to the anxiety that was afflicting me at the time. I took the decision to defer publication of this follow-on…
Mini Ups and Downs (SCT Day +47) – 24 January 2016 (Cancer and Me 67)
I’ve been home from hospital a month now. Considering what I went through, so I’m told, my recovery is going pretty well. But sometimes it doesn’t feel that way, probably because I’m impatient. For instance, one of my targets was to get to the point where I could stop being careful who I see and…
Baby Steps (SCT Day +32) – 9 January 2016 (Cancer and Me 66)
It’s now 32 days since I had my stem cells injected, and 17 days since I came out of hospital. It’s nice to be prompted for another blog entry. Several readers have wondered why my blogging has tailed off. One person said it was like missing their favourite soap opera on TV while it takes…
Stem Cell Transplant Journal Day 30 – 30 December 2015 (Cancer and Me 65)
I’ve been home a week after my stay in Southampton General Hospital for my stem cell transplant, and it’s been tougher than we all expected (in spite of being told that it would be difficult). For a start, on the very night I came out of hospital Heidi came down with a bug and was…
23 December 2015 – Stem Cell Transplant Day 23 – GOING HOME (Cancer and Me 64)
So now I am on the way home! Sorry I didn’t mention this in my last entry, but we thought it would be nice to surprise people! Prof Johnson came round early afternoon yesterday and said that he was happy for me to go home today. He gave me several bits of advice. For one…