Kicking My Cancer's Arse

Part 9 - The Meaning of Life

2024-11-07T17:46:19Z

“Why are we here, what’s life all about? Is God really real, or is there some doubt? Well tonight we're going to sort it all out For tonight it's the meaning of life." This is the final entry into the KMCA series. I am not go...(read more)

Part 8 - My Decision

2024-08-18T07:59:47Z

This is the eighth of my ongoing series of posts about my latest adventure – being diagnosed and treated for bowel cancer. It follows on from all the previous posts which started last year. It covers my most recent consultation, a hu...(read more)

Part 7: Against the Odds

2024-06-14T15:25:48Z

Introduction This is the seventh 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 on here on 25 April. It cover...(read more)

Part 6: Playing for Time

2024-04-25T06:27:35Z

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...(read more)

Part 5: Return to Play

2024-03-19T12:41:30Z

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...(read more)

Part 4 of my cancer diary - starting treatment

2024-02-22T06:16:40Z

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...(read more)

Kicking My Cancer's Arse - Part 3 (The Bombshell!)

2024-02-12T06:21:14Z

"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 ...(read more)

Kicking My Cancer's Arse (My Cancer Diary) - Part 2

2024-02-05T07:39:08Z

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...(read more)

My Cancer Diary - Part 1

2024-02-02T15:49:54Z

[originally published on 14 October 2023] Introduction When I put together some brief reflections on Preston recently, having moved out of the city last month, I half expected my next post to be about a new ‘cracking’ adventure...(read more)