Even though last week has been a challenging health week, with being taken into hospital with dehydration & low blood pressure and then needing a platelet transfusion at the weekend... it was a good week for media exposure! I got the chance to be interviewed by...
We always recommend having a bag ready to go to hospital. This could contain contents for when you go have your chemotherapy sessions, or you might need to be ready quickly to go in for a blood transfusion like Richard had to today as his platelets dropped to 9......
Here’s a real and raw video update from me today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsU6Or7PiIU&feature=youtu.be You can watch the full Sky News interview here: https://youtu.be/Zkb-HKe5S3Y Please also come and join our Facebook Group Here:...
I thought I’d record a short (er!) update as I begin a new cycle of chemo today, which so many of you made possible due to this GoFundMe campaign. Watch it just to check out the new (no) hairdo! I am in talks for the next Bond villain - what do you think?! Today my...
New blood cancer gene defect can be treated with existing drugs: A defective gene, normally found in blood cancers, could be treated with drugs already available for cancers with similar gene defects, scientists at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of...
When you are going through treatment, taking medications becomes part of your daily routine. In Richard's case he was taking too many to fit in a pill box and at different times of the day. So the Medisafe App became a life-saver, as you add all of the medication that...
If you want to listen to engaging conversations, learn about new research & therapies and here from direct experience of people with cancer, listen to this Yes To Life Podcast for some inspiration.
We are approaching our journey to complete remission by following an integrative approach. This means following medical intervention and treatment from our oncologist but complementing it with various alternative practices like Radionics, Distant Healing, Homeopathy,...
After a couple of cycles of chemotherapy Richard's Red Blood Cells started to drop. This is a side effect of chemotherapy and will make you feel tired, lacking of oxygen, anaemia etc. Some people require a blood transfusion, but Richard's hasn't got that low. To boost...
We were advised to wrap Richard's PICC line in clingfilm when he first had it fitted... which did work but it was very fiddly and he always needed Kelly to wrap him up like a chicken. So this nifty device from Limbo is much easier, better for the planet as it's...