Five-year Results
HEALTH UPDATE When I started this blog five years ago I could only dream of writing this post…. I have very recently received a letter from the hospital ...
Spring Is HERE!
I’m really pleased to say that I’ve had my three-year bowel cancer follow-up checks (a kidney function test, a CT scan and a flexi-sigmoidoscopy, plus a Covid-19 test ...
Summer UPDATE
Dear Friends and Family, I’m sorry I haven’t posted for SEVEN months – I’ll never make a good blogger! I had written a post in March which shared ...
Happy New Year!
Two years ago I had my first flexible-sigmoidscopy, which showed that a tumour was almost blocking my large intestine. It also showed dozens of polyps and I was ...
What’s life like without a large intestine?
In February 2018 I had my large intestine removed. Since then I've been asked many times 'What's it like having no large intestine?' Read on to find out! ...
One Year Results
Some weeks ago I had my first annual CT scan to look for signs of new tumour growth and this week I had official confirmation in writing that ...
The Story of the Landlord and the First-time Buyers
In September 2006 I was employed as an estate agent. This was my first post-university job and it wasn't the most natural career choice for a music and ...
THE day the council silenced the homelessness charity
Precisely one year ago I was asleep in a hospital ward and I was woken up by a lot of commotion as a man was wheeled in on ...
Life & Death
I think it was Ronan Keating that sang “Life is a Rollercoaster”. I agree! Recently, I went from a wonderful high (being told my liver was tumour-free), to ...
An update and a song!
For those who have been following my blog, I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a while. Thank you for the kind celebration messages – they’ve all been ...
Results (take two!)
It’s been a traumatic couple of weeks to say the least and today was bizarrely amazing. I had a call first thing this morning to say that my ...
Is rough sleeping the sign of community failure?
My next round of tests are all done and I’m awaiting results again. So, to distract myself from the ‘Big C’, here is the first of a three ...
Thoughts on Psalms
Still no CT scan result and I’ve tried calling the doctors three times today. So, lots of thoughts on the psalms instead. Here goes…! Just a few hours ...
Health Update
Since my operation in February my recovery has been mostly good. I’ll blog about what it’s like to live without a large intestine at a later date; but, ...
Thank You!
I want to mark the start of my blog by saying a big THANK YOU to everyone that has supported me, my wife and my children throughout the ...
Cancer for Christmas
Warning! Long story ahead, which contains some graphic images and far too much information for some! Click the headings below to expand each 'chapter'. For those in a ...