Well as we come to the end of our final month of isolation & Richard has had his PET & CT scans and we should find out next week if the SCT was successful Whilst we’ve been stuck at home for the last 3 months, we’ve been planning how to develop the willow tree...
Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy & SCT can often lead to Mucositis which is when your mouth, throat & esophagus can become dry, ulcerated, burnt & swollen from the treatment. It can be very painful & often leads people finding it hard to eat & swallow. ...
Richard had an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in May at St George's Hospital in Tooting, and even though we had read lots about what to expect, he decided to document every day to give a real-life experience of his journey. In this guide we list some of the practical...
For those of you who are having a Autologous Stem Cell Transplant, there will be a period before your transplant where they will need to harvest your own cells before you have a high dosage of chemotherapy. Alternatively if you are having an Allo Stem Cell Transplant,...
The medical acronyms that you'll come across on your cancer journey can become very confusing. So we've put together this glossary which you can refer to it, to help you understand your medical reports or the posts on social media from fellow travellers!Download the...
My roots are in Buckinghamshire, as I grew up there. So it was great that Absolutely Buckinghamshire & Berkshire and the wonderful and hugely talented Katie Traxton brought the many strands of my life together, with kindness, truth and fun and highlighted my...
There are so many things to consider to ensure your skin stays healthy, soothed and germ free when you are doing through treatment - as the side effects can really harm your skin. We've put together this guide to raise your awareness of how to look after your skin,...
Richard has really struggled with nausea this cycle of chemo & they say the more cycles you have the worse it gets! He always has a slimy taste in his mouth that puts him off most food & drink, but he's had the constant feeling of sickness this time. So we...
Scan results days are always anxious times on a cancer journey and we haven't had one since October last year, pre-diagnosis. So today we got the results of what impact the last 8 weeks have had on the cancer & how well the obinuturzumab drug has worked. The...
Today is World Cancer Day Every year, 17 million new cases of cancer throughout the world are diagnosed. Cancer will be fatal for nearly 10 million of those who receive this news. By the year 2040, it is estimated that there will be 27.5 million new cases of cancer....