The beast is awake
Wednesday wasn’t supposed to turn out like it did. I’d already made work commitments and personal plans for 2018. A few days driving around the Border 500. A trip to
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Watch and wait for low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma
An excellent 5 minute video from the Lymphoma Association on watch and wait. It explains why not being treated immediately for some non-Hodgkin lymphomas is a good idea. The speaker
Continue readingLump anxiety
This year (or should that read last year), I was fortunate to have one of the longest Christmas and New Year breaks that I’ve ever taken from work. We had
Continue readingWhy I love being in the bottom 10 percent
I went for a PET/CT scan a few days ago to see how my lymphoma was progressing. I’m used to the process now, as it’s the fourth time I’ve had
Continue readingIt’s Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week 2017
This week (11-17 September 2017) is Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week – and there’s lots you can do to get involved. In the UK, someone is diagnosed with lymphoma every 28
Continue readingYes, we are all individuals!
Josh Friedman’s recent article for Time, “It’s Okay to Be a Coward About Cancer“, is an interesting piece about the language that surrounds the disease. It’s written from the perspective
Continue readingGood news – and looking forward to playtime!
Hurrah! The good news on Wednesday morning was that my white blood cell (neutrophil) count was just above the minimum for “normal” adults for the first time in three tests.
Continue readingLittle darlings: Dealing with watch and wait anxiety
I’m three days away from my regular watch and wait appointment at the hospital, and I’m panicking again. Last time my white blood cell count was low, so I was
Continue readingWhat does the general election mean for lymphoma patients?
A mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) support forum I belong to recently had a posting from someone in the US. They’d received a bill of around $70,000 for an 11 day
Continue readingOff balance
I’m feeling a little off balance at the moment. Last Wednesday I was busy telling the ARIS and webMethods user groups that “numbers don’t speak for themselves”. I was talking
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