Facing the future: Together

  • The beginning of our Journey.

    Dal had a procedure at the end of February which involved a great deal of pressure on his stomach and for about a week afterwards he was obviously very sore and uncomfortable. By mid March he started to feel uncomfortable eating and by Easter he had only managed to eat one full meal a week. He contacted the GP, as Covid19 demanded that only telephone consultations took place, and a change in medication was suggested,…

  • Heading into the New Year Continued Again!!

    Tuesday, Scan day, Blood Test and then Oncologist phone call.

    I have found the past few days so tough! A rollercoaster of a ride, but the ride continues! it has it's scary times, it has it's laughs and it has it's emotional breakdowns, and all of this is necessary..... for we are working towards a positive outcome.

    Amazingly only 30 minutes after Dal got home from the hospital on Tuesday he received the call…

  • The first experience of chemo

    First Chemo Treatment – Friday 22nd May 2020 – Long

     After receiving the phone call to confirm the 2nd Covid19 Negative Test, Dal and his brother left at 10.20am to go to the Hospital. Arriving at 11.30, Dal went in alone to the chemo floor – there he booked into reception, waited for about 1 hour before being called in to the outpatients ward  - treatment room  – where he waited for the medication to come…

  • The Journey through rest of July

    Things have continued to go well, Dal continues to eat well, and has gained more weight.  He had his first Herceptin treatment on Friday, which was not the best of experiences.. He went through the treatment fine but once he was told he could go home, he was violently sick. 

    Over the last two days, he has struggled to feel "himself" but we know that this is the first time his body has been put through this particular treatment…

  • What a way to end June 2021

    Things have been such a rollercoaster for us over the past year. 

    It is hard to believe that just over 13 months ago at the beginning of May 2020, Dal was diagnosed with Stage 4 Oesophageal Cancer with secondaries in his lung, liver and lymph nodes,  T3N3M1 GOJ. 

    13 months ago, we learnt that Dal had a terminal illness, that he was not expected to live for more than a year, (and that was with treatment) and that Life as we…