I had my meeting with my boss, it was short and sweet but dont you get pissed off when people say you look really well lol. Yesterday was my MRI scan and yes I was nervous about it, didnt help when I had a canulla inserted for the dye check and it left a bruise, …
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Apologies for delay in blogging
Sorry for the delay in not writing sooner, it has been a case of manic times decorating the guest room followed by pure fatigue the following day. As you read in my previous blog my daughter was raising money for a small charity researching our medical condition and she raised over £800 amazing so thank …
Rest Period
Hello fellow GB downhillers. firstly I’d like to thank those of you who have contributed towards my amazing daughter’s birthday fundraiser which is raising money for a UK glioblastoma charity which specifically funds research into our shit cancer. Please consider donating here: https://tinyurl.com/yx8u99zb the charity is called Headcase Cancer Trust and their website is headscase.org …
Ongoing saga
Hi people. Had my bloods taken on thursday just gone, guess what? Yep they had dropped again, I am now reading 37 on my platelets, so have another vampire day tomorrow at 9 am UK time. The doctor has said there is nothing to worry about at the moment,(easy for him to say he has …
Latest news
Well Oxford is back on after having my bloods taken yesterday to check my platelets after they had dropped from 100 which is the normal to 77 last Thursday, then a subsequent blood test showed a further decrease to 43, luckily a further test revealed they had stabilized at 43, otherwise if they had dropped …
Upto date news
Hi fellow GB downhillers, I know I am supposed to be on my month of R&R, however I had a call from the radiotherapy department yesterday and the on-call doctor there said my platelets were low so need monitoring so could I arrange an appointment with my GP to have my bloods taken on a …
Day 20
Well nearly 4 weeks down and 2 to go. Thursday I had my bloods done again, (I know, it comes round so quickly every Thursday). So same nurse as last time and I explained to her I do not like plasters, so what does she try and do? Put a plaster on it!! When I …
Day 18
Another session of treatment today, been given stupid ‘o’clock (6:10pm). I suppose it’s my own fault for requesting afternoon appointments, but when does that time equate to an afternoon? My hair has started to fall out where the radiotherapy is targeting so I have shaved the more hirsute side and gone a bit Peaky Blinders, …
Days out
My treatment has been Monday to Friday for the radiotherapy, (fellow down hill competitors will go yes so are we doh!!!!!!), well mine started on a Tuesday as it was a Bank Holiday Monday, so I did have one Saturday appointment. However now back on track, so last Saturday I went to Boscobel House, another …
Treatment
Hi fellow crew of the GB bobsled team and family supporters. Well yesterday was interesting, had two appointments for two separate issues – had my radio/chemo treatment in the morning so was there for 0830, but my typical luck the machine was playing up so was lying on the bed with my mask on for …
Brain Man 