My Hodgkin's story

  • Appointment - Useless? Does it have to be useful?

    So today was my 3-month appointment. It looks like I've moved into the B-team of lymphoma patients and from now on appointments will be every four months instead of three.  Met a different doctor today who I never met before, not sure if this is...
  • Appointment - review week

    Haven't written anything this month. Been busier at work, Champions League and other football events have taken up many of my evenings, I went home for Easter and I also needed a little break from checking this website on a daily basis. I am plan...
  • 'You are only as good as your last scan / test' and other bits

    Exactly 365 (or 366) days ago I was at the chemo ward ready to get that first dose of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and the other bits. It was my girlfriend birthday and that's how we spent her special day.  So, it's now been a litt...
  • ''I still don't look the same''

    This is what I told my girlfriend last week while I was scrolling through some of the pictures we took. We went on holidays to the Canary Islands, so obvs loads of sun, warm days and nice scenery. I rarely upload pictures of myself on social med...
  • Small pleasures now, irrelevant routines before

    I've met a few people with cancer over the years. One thing I have sort of realised over the years is how many of these people appreciate the small moments of life and value the day-to-day in a different way compared to the rest of the...