Kicking My Cancer's Arse

  • 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...
  • My Cancer Diary - Part 1

    [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...