Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  • Part 6: Playing for Time

    This is the sixth of my ongoing series of posts about my latest adventure – being diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer.  It follows on from the previous post published here on 19 March. It is has been another interesting month for n...
  • Part 5: Return to Play

    This is the fifth of my ongoing series of posts about my latest adventure - being diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer. As before, this lengthy post also includes personal details of my treatment over the past month (February), getting physical exe...
  • Part 4 of my cancer diary - starting treatment

    This is the fourth part of my cancer diary which covers the next stage of my treatment - the all-important chemotherapy. It details what has happened since the start of the year, following on from previous posts about the original diagnosis, sto...
  • Kicking My Cancer's Arse - Part 3 (The Bombshell!)

    "There's something moving out of you Your body and your skinLike mist comes from the waterYou can sense itwhen the cold has clenched its clawsand alone you face what's coming" (lyrics by Peter Gabriel, 'Love Can Heal') Introduction This is the third ...
  • Kicking My Cancer's Arse (My Cancer Diary) - Part 2

    Introduction This is the second part of my cancer diary, which details the past month. The first part of my cancer diary was published on this WordPress blog on the evening of 14 October.  Over the course of that evening and the next d...