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Cancer Chemo Follicular Lymphoma Medicine Uncategorized Ureteric Stent

Stent and Chemo 6 update

A lot… an awful lot… has happened since my last post. And, yes, a lot of what has happened has been awful. Not physically awful like my reaction to that anti-biotic, but emotionally and mentally awful. Because, while November and December were replete with signs that I was getting steadily better and better (including a […]

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Simon’s Buns

This recipe had a major impact on my well being during treatment for Follicular Lymphoma. I will be forever grateful to my cousin and her hubby Simon for baking and bringing a batch when they came to visit. The taste and texture were amazing – and all the more satisfying because there was no flour […]

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Cancer Follicular Lymphoma Medicine Uncategorized Ureteric Stent

My stent stint

Recent weeks have seen a heartening increase in the number of inquiries about how I’m doing – and the number of good wishes coming by email, post and via parents and siblings. They, along with the many offers of treatments from friends and colleagues, are all very much appreciated. In time I will get back […]

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Cancer Chemo Follicular Lymphoma Medicine Uncategorized Wellness

Low LDH eclipsed by a kidney

Wednesday 16th, just as I was beginning to revel in new found feelings of body strength, physical energy and emotional confidence, I received a phone call that shattered me. It was my oncologist following up on the previous week’s CAT Scan results (I call this CAT 2, with CAT 1 having been conducted back in […]

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Cancer Chemo Follicular Lymphoma Medicine Uncategorized Wellness

Going well. But please don’t stop.

The requests for updates are heartening. It’s good to know so many of you are concerned and thinking of my well-being from places as distant as Germany, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Poland and South Africa as well as from both the UK and, of course, Ireland LDH TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION My most recent […]