Andrewx2's blog

Today I have blank paper syndrome. For once I do not have an instant idea of what to write on here this morning. What was Thursday 6th August like for this particular cancer patient? Ah, now I remember... The day was normal. A day where my cancer did not take over my life in any bad way at all. A normal day and it was FAB! Yes, a lot of what I did was because of the cancer but it was now just normal and it didn't make…

Imagine a slightly deflated balloon filled about half full with water with a small plastic tap on the bottom, in fact a bit like the innards of a wine box. You get the picture? Now imagine it stuck to your stomach just to the right of your belly button. Now imagine walking around all day with that stuck to you as you do you do your normal things. Walk to the shops, do the housework, do the ironing, go to work, go to the…

It rained lots here yesterday so I got my wish that I could do "puddle jumping". After a morning of blog reading and writing I knuckled down to do some work on the old computer, answering emails, keeping in touch with clients and work things generally. A was a busy busy bee all morning. Then it was off to see the stoma nurse for an early afternoon appointment. This was going to be a breeze. After being instructed in…

The more time I spend on here reading people's blogs and notes on the forums the more I realise what an evil disease cancer is. It's not that I think other illnesses are less painful, less traumatic or less "bad". The closest other disease that runs riot through your life I think would be mental illness. I am sure that there are many other illnesses out there that come up to the same level of badness if you have them…

As my op gets closer I seem to be traveling this journey at a quicker and quicker speed. Days are flashing by with a mixture of normality and quite the extraordinary, And my story continues with a very normal Friday. Well normal in a pre cancer way that is... Alarm goes off at 6.15 am and I'm out of bed before my eyes are even open as I need to be in the car and on the road by 6.45 am at the latest. Yep I'm back in a…