Cheltman's blog

  • 4 months on

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    It's 4 months since my diagnosis of recurrent stomach cancer (and 28 months since my initial diagnosis of stomach cancer).  I'm being treated with GEMCARBO chemo.  It's a pretty rough ride, but nowhere near as bad as the ECF chemo I was on first time around.  Over all I feel like I am still doing pretty well and I am keeping up my fighting spirit.

    The GEMCARBO does keep blasting my neutrophils into the back…

  • A new year - an uncertain time

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I write my first post of 2010 wondering what the year ahead will bring.  I know my cancer has the upper hand in this battle but I haven't given up hope, despite rather bleak words from my consultant.  

    This whole journey has been a mind-changing experience beyond anything I could have imagined.  Thinking about everything in a new light and cherishing every day that I am blessed with to see my two little girls and my…