13 Oct 2019 | Milestones, Reflections
On 13th October 2014, I heard the words, “Your cancer is incurable, Mrs Sabbage. We will treat you as best we can, but I suggest you get your affairs in order.” At that point, I was riddled with tumours. Left lung. Spine. Lymph nodes. Shoulders. Ribs. Brain. Within...
21 Jul 2019 | Milestones, Publication, Reflections
This may be my final furlong, but I still have hope They’re back. Brain tumours. Round four. I’ve known for two months but needed some private time to come to terms with this development and dismantle my initial conviction that “No one comes back from brain tumours...
1 Dec 2018 | Milestones, Reflections
Greetings on this wet winter’s day in the South East of England where most of the trees are naked and Christmas lights are starting to flicker on people’s houses. Since my last update I have had radiotherapy to the primary tumour in my lung after it grew for the first...
17 Aug 2018 | Milestones, Reflections
After a year of remarkable wellness I got my latest scan results this week. I am very relieved to report that my brain, which has been riddled with tumours three times in as many years, remains virtually clear (but for a tiny spot we have been monitoring for some...