Since my retirement I have pursued a hobby that I have always wanted to do, tracing my family tree. This is the only thing at times that keeps me going - I get carried away for hours researching my ancestors & it takes my mind away from this dreaded disease.
Amongst many interesting characters in my tree, I have found a very distant relative who, at the age of 4 in 1856, journeyed from Bradford, Yorkshire to the…
Why did I allow my hopes to be raised only to know they would be dashed?
My oncologist told me 2 weeks ago that I was not eligible to go on a drugs research trial because melanoma was found in one node in my groin & one in my pelvis (classed as 2 areas for research purposes). I eventually got my head around it & accepted it but then at the appointment with my surgeon last week he queried the 'grey area' of the…
