Hello everybody, This message is to hopefully give you guys some inspiration.
I had bowel cancer in 2012, stage 3.
After the bowel operation I had 4 doses of chemotherapy and as it was making me so ill I refused to take the remaining four doses. At the time I decided I'd rather die than carry on with the chemotherapy. I changed my diet slightly and ate mostly organic food, cut out red meat, etc., I did loose a lot of weight and am still quite slim as I cannot eat much due to having had a metre of my bowel cut out.
In 2014 it had "metastasized to the liver", had half of my liver cut out and as a result I was diagnosed at stage 4.
I refused chemotherapy in 2014 after the liver operation.
I had a blood test recently and the cancer is still at bay.
In 2012 I was so ill that I couldn't get out of bed so easily and even dress myself. I watched t.v. practically all day and this is when I got hooked on watching Coronation Street and have watched every episode ever since, however I remember thinking how can my late mum possibly watch this rubbish every week and here I am doing exactly the same as she did.
I am not sure whether Court is still on this site but I remember her being so kind to me when I was in a state back in 2012.
From my own experience cancer is not a death sentence. I was 70 yrs. old on 26th April (everybody thinks I look about 55 yrs. old) and my three sons surprised me with a trip to Barcelona for a few days.
I wish all of you a speedy recovery!
Well done Jody, it's always good to read people saying, 'I made it.' Here in Liverpool the Clatterbridge centre has a small 'bell ringing ceremony, ' apparently an idea borrowed from tbe US. I didn't bother, for me it was walking through turnstile V at Anfield to watch LFC vs WHU, my first match post treatment.
People move on post-treatment, only a dedicated few, of whom Court is the leading example, remain to offer the kind of knowledge & information people want, and in my opinion, more importantly, hope.
There is, for the majority of people, a life after cancer treatment and it's good. Personally I think I've bored people stupid with Liverpool football Club, to misquote Diana, 'there is definitely 3 in this marriage, ' my wife, myself and Jurgen, with whom we are both hopelessly in love.
YNWA- 'we're in love with him, and we feel fine
Mike
Nonsense we love your football devotion !
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Thank you 
I’ve got an appointment for my plan next Tuesday. Had an operation on Friday, consultant confirmed it’s cancer. MIR and CT tomorrow.
