"It's Only Skin Cancer"

  • Bringing Things up to Date

    Today is Monday 2nd November 2026 and this is my first post in real time. It's an opportunity to slow things down after a multitude of memories competed for a place in the previous posts describing my personal experience up to this point. Perhaps...
  • The Fourth and Fifth Nurses

    I met the fourth and fifth nurses less than 48 hours later. They were a double act and deserve a special mention in this story. They were the theatre nurses whose wonderful compassion kept me going through one of the worst ordeals of my entire life. ...
  • The Plastic Surgeon

    Surgery on the skin leaves obvious scars, hence the involvement of a plastic surgeon. My son came with me to the appointment the following morning and the third nurse met us with the good news that the surgeon would be able to see me. He seemed in a ...
  • The Third Nurse

    I visited the clinic several times and usually found it busy. The reception staff were front and centre of visible operations and the coffee in the waiting room was superb. Behind the scenes, the back office staff were always hard at work. Based in a...
  • The Third Dermatologist

    My first contact with the private dermatology clinic was in the middle of August 2026 when I emailed some initial queries to them. There was no mention of a lab on the website and I wanted to clarify their arrangements for the analysis of biopsy samp...