Let’s talk phobias
I’d be a useless Borg. And there’s a scene in Spectre that had me running for the exits. [getty src=”51040279″ width=”594″ height=”402″ tld=”co.uk”] I suspect that my phobia is reasonably
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I’ve been back to the hospital today for my ‘watch and wait’ appointment. On the whole, it seems like good news as my bloods are much the same as they
Continue readingOne year on
It’s just over a year since my mantle cell lymphoma diagnosis was confirmed. And as this week is lymphatic cancer awareness week, I thought I’d write this update on my
Continue readingHell hath no fury like a woman in pink
Thank you to all of the readers of this blog who took the time to sponsor “Team Holyoake” in the Race for Life today. Unfortunately, as Emily is recovering from
Continue readingThe symptoms of lymphoma and what to do if you have them
Around 55% of all lymphomas are found in men. The Lymphoma Association have published this helpful infographic as part of this year’s Mens Health Week, describing the main symptoms.
Continue readingThe phoney war
It was good news again at last week’s hospital appointment in the haematology clinic. There’s no significant difference in my blood tests from two months ago and the consultant wasn’t
Continue readingIn between days
The toughest part of being on “watch and wait” are the days between going for blood tests and seeing the consultant to collect the results. Even though I now know
Continue readingTwo more months …
With no substantial changes in my blood results this morning to report, I’m on watch and wait for another two months. This is good news. No – excellent news –
Continue readingTired
It’s been a busy week at work. While I’m still fit (according to my last set of blood tests in December), I am starting to feel progressively more tired. This
Continue readingNew year cancer stories
Ever since my diagnosis with lymphoma last summer, I’ve tried to stay away from press coverage about cancer. This is because most of the time it’s pretty poorly reported and
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