Author Archives: Tom

TweetSo with a fair bit of anxiety, I was back in to see Alice today after this recent break from chemo….. The last 4 months have been such a welcome Continue Reading →

TweetMany of you will I’m sure have now heard about the incredibly sad passing last night of the amazing Deborah James, following a 5 and half year battle with bowel Continue Reading →

TweetUnfortunately the appointment with Alice today didn’t go quite as I’d hoped. Last week I had a CT scan following some recent fluctuations in my bloods. The upshot is that Continue Reading →

TweetSo here we are…..family holiday time! As I sit here in our amazing hotel resort and think back 8.5 years when I was given that “you’ve got cancer” message, I Continue Reading →

TweetHappy New Year!! Though I would drop out a quick NY update with some “good” and “not really sure whether bad news or not”. The good news…..in the main despite Continue Reading →

TweetSo with 7 months in and 14 chemo cycles down the hatch I thought I would ping out another brief update. The bottom line is that I still feel good 😀. Continue Reading →

TweetSo that’s 9 cycles of chemo (and 4 months in) now and it’s still working!:-) The CEA marker is now down to 15 which is really encouraging 🙂 I also had Continue Reading →

TweetSo as I sit here in hospital today starting cycle number 5, I’ve just had my latest results from the blood test I had on Tuesday….and the good news is Continue Reading →

TweetSo a month since my last post and thought I drop another quick one out. The first cycle didn’t go quite as planned with a bit of a false start Continue Reading →

TweetHaving had the chemo portacath op last week, I am now all ready to roll! I met up with the chemo team on Friday who talked me through the regime Continue Reading →