My Hodgkin's story

  • '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...
  • Sport and exercise during and after treatment

    Today I wanted to write about exercise during and after treatment. I realise that energy and exercise go hand in hand but I am trying to focus this on the sports side of things rather than the energy levels. Again after having a scan of what I have w...
  • The little things that annoy you - routine rant :)

    I am a very calm and patient person, however since I started this cancer 'journey' there are a bunch of things, particularly admin stuff from the NHS, that really get on my nerves. Getting from sympton to haematology referral took a long time...