Hi, I just recently joined, having been on the 'other side', the Macmillan Share site, for almost a year now. Our lass, C has had lymphoma now for over 4 years, diagnosed 20th October 2004. she has had a great deal of treatment, all the usual 'gold standard' stuff, ABVD, ESHAPP, BEAM, Radiotherapy, nothing killed this stuff off so she had a trial drug at the Christie hospital, a 12 week once weekly infusion which ended in September 2006. Miraculously, ever since then she seems to have been relatively 'stable'. she is checked every 3 months, scanned every 6 months so she doesn't add too much radiation to her system. The trial drug didn't do as well as the drug company had hoped so was withdrawn.
C is remarkably well, following her career which is also her hobby! She has put on a bit of weight, being a very slim young woman, so that was good to see. She says that her cancer, like her, is obstinate! She had such a tough time with the stem cell treatment, the BEAM,( wanting just to die, she felt so ill) and wishes she never ever has to face a donor transplant, so was pleased when she was told of further trials for refractory lymphoma like hers.
We carry on waiting and hoping that she will keep as well as she is now.
Thanks, Bob, I hope it will get done, she is looking fab still but is getting more tired these days, still doing too much, but that's her! She was with us for a big fund-raise do to enable the solo CD to get under way, Rolf Harris's portrait was there, I managed to get a pic with them either side of it, he calls it 'Golden Girl'
Caz went back home but on her way, stopped off to record another CD track for solo trombone, for a female Brass Band in aid of Breast Cancer!
Caz is at this moment up in the air on her way to Australia! She's on tour again with Seal, and has always wanted to extend her coverage of the globe by going 'down under' , this is her chance to do it while being paid too!
She looked tired last night when we drove down to meet her with the luggage she had left at our place, so she was able to stay in London instead of coming here and having to start a bit earlier for the airport today. She sounded chirpy today though, hope all goes ok for her. We love our determined young daughter!
