No I haven’t taken leave of my senses. Today is 4th of May, hence May the 4th be with you. I know lame but what the heck. Last few weeks have been up and down like a roller coaster in terms of Brian and the NHS. I had my bloods taken on 20th of last …
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Latest news
Apologies for not posting for a while fellow downhillers. Been busy recently planning for Christmas and beyond hopefully. All presents purchased so tick that one off. How am I feeling I hear you ask. Well I feel good in myself, however news is mixed. I completed my second round of chemotherapy 3 weeks respite and …
November and still going
Hi everyone. I hope everyone is feeling 👍. Is it me or is it bloody cold, (unless you are reading this in the South Pacific or somewhere else as hot). In which case I am jealous. I have just finished my second course of chemo, injection followed by tablets for 10 days, no drinking of …
Return of the Crap
Hi fellow downhills. I hope everyone is well. Latest update, I had my MRI last Friday and my bloods were taken on the Monday just gone and I saw my consultant yesterday. The news is the tumour has spread. My chemo hasn’t worked so they are preparing a new course of treatment of chemotherapy through …
Exciting and busy week
MRI
Good morning fellow downhillers. Well I had my MRI scan yesterday and it went rather smoothly, well by standards it did, they listened to me when I said left arm please, even though one of the staff was looking at the back of my right hand, (perhaps his idea of mental torture). Anyway it was …
Happy festive greetings
I hope everyone had a fantastic christmas with lots of rest and not to much trauma in between. Apologies for not writing earlier it’s been manic with blood tests (in fact at hospital now to have bloods taken), more bruising I bet. We had a fantastic time in York cold but amazing 5 Christmas markets. …
Meeting with doctor
Yesterday was my meeting with my doctor regarding my MRI scan the day before. I took our lass, my son and mother in law as hospital buddies. I had to have my bloods taken first to check my platelets. Both arms are bruised once more as the nurse struggled to get a vein. Luckily she …
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 …
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 …
Brain Man 