Facing the future: Together

  • Heading into the New Year Continued

    Yesterday was a difficult food day for Dal, it hits home as a reminder of what he is going through, and it is frightening.  Due to food getting stuck and taking quite a while for him to be able to clear it, he ended up not eating.... and he hates me fussing..

    We still hadn't heard about a date for the scan, so this morning Dal phoned his chemo nurse, she moved swiftly and within minutes the right department was on the…

  • End of August Update

    Everything had been going along well, no real news to mention, until Wednesday when Dal received a call from his Oncologist. 

    We are going away camping again and on this occasion it means Dal would not be having his treatment this week, the call from the oncologist was just a check in call, which led to a little bit of panic.

    If you have been reading our blog from the beginning you will know that last October Dal has some…

  • June 2023 over three years since original diagnosis

    If you have never been in this position, it is truly difficult to get your head around the miracle that is Dal,  created by the outstanding work of our NHS, Cancer Research Teams and sheer determination. 

    It was May 2020 when we had our lives targeted by a horrible diagnosis and a life-limiting prognosis, of between 4 and 12 months... a lot has happened in that time, an adventure that has led us down different paths, and…

  • February Already! Dal's Journey continues

    I just wanted to drop in, it is important for me to remind myself why I started this blog and why writing something down every now and then ensures that as the weeks and months pass, something holds for me all the smaller memories that slip aside to make room for other things

    Dal continues on his Herceptin Maintenance treatment, bloods every other week, and then treatment a few days later.  

    Oncologist is very happy with…

  • July Update ( May & June has been a bumpy road)

    Hi all, 

    Dal started on a trial back in March, I have added a link HERE to give you a bit more information on what it kind of involves.. it is a big read and mostly for professionals, but if you are like me, and interested in this type of thing, it can make a good afternoon read 

     Dal's treatment on April 12th went ahead, although his scan had been done on the 10th April, the full results of it had not been available, but…