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!
Hi Mike thank you so much. It’s like you are living in my head at the moment, spot on with what I’m feeling! Also made me laugh about the neck story!
Thanks very much for all the practical advice, I didn’t know about the prescriptions.
I found comfort in your message 
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What a wonderful story Jody long may it continue 
Funny I met a guy at chemo yesterday told me his aunt was diagnosed with stomach cancer and had two doses of chemo and couldn’t put up with it.
Consultant said it’s your decision your prognosis is 3-6 months but try to remember cancer is 70% in your head and 30% your body be positive.
That was 15 years ago and she’s still here..
Dear LorraineT and Ivymay
Stay positive; despite saying don't use Google, I've included an internet link. A bit of background. As LFC fans we were a little embarrassed that Jordan Henderson was made captain after club legend Steven Gerrard. Oh boy were we wrong. He has been an inspiration. He held the team together after the defeat in Kiev and lifted it a year later in Madrid, following the wonderful, wonderful Barcelona night at Anfield when Liverpool proved miracles really do happen, and Mo wore his iconic Tshirt (above) In 2020 he led the team to Liverpool's holy grail, the Premiership.
It is his 'off field ' work I want to draw to your attention . Within a week of the start of lockdown he'd contacted other team captains and started raising much needed funds for the NHS. He arranged for the team as a whole to 'take the knee' at the start of a training session in support of BLM. The first team anywhere in sport to do so, the picture went viral and lead directly to the continuing show of support at the start of every match. For Hendo it is also the small things. When the team toured the city in the C/L trophy parade nearly a million people turned out. He and Milner quietly arranged for the bus to make a last unannounced, unscheduled stop outside a house on Queens Drive so Andy Devine could be brought out to see the team and cup; sadly Andy has recently become number 97 of the fans killed at Hillsborough.
The clip is from 2019. In 2012 his career with Liverpool had finally begun to flourish wnen his dad, Brian, was diagnosed with throat cancer. Treatment was tough and he requested Jordan stay away so he wouldn't see how bad it was in case it derailed his career. His treatment was successful and following the presentation of the cup Jordan immediately went to find his dad. I didn't see the incident on the night, one of my sons was about 25 rows behind them, probably locked in a similar embrace. Like Brian he'd literally boiled alive in the Wander Metropolitano to see the lads triumph. That night Brian saw his lad, who he'd raised to believe that working hard and 'doing the right thing, ' was the correct way of living, lift the biggest prize in club football. The emotion in their both very private and public celebration should show everyone on here that life goes on after a cancer diagnosis and no matter how brutal the treatment can be there are fantastic days ahead. Watch & enjoy.
Lastly, thanks for everything Hendo.
YNWA - failed in the Paris ballot, but 2:3 finals this season ain't bad
Mike
