Website Archive - May 2011
Days 7-11 Complementary approaches
Spent Wednesday writing my monthly Education Guardian column and putting finishing touches ...
01 May 2011
Day 12: Good and Bad News
In to see the cancer consultant at the William Rous Unit at Kingston Hospital. It feels as ...
02 May 2011
Days 13-14: Chemo begins
The day before my first chemotherapy treatment I try something quite different: a Reiki healing s...
03 May 2011
Days 15-20: Chemo side-effects
My days have now taken on an additional numbering system (is this the dormant librarian in me?). ...
04 May 2011
Days 21-27: Resuming normal life
It's now 3 weeks since I was told I have cancer and just over a week after my first chemoth...
08 May 2011
Days 28-32: a landmark passed
After my previous post, a good friend and fellow journalist emailed to suggest I had started a ne...
12 May 2011
Days 33-39: Doing too much?
I'm writing this on the eve of my second chemotherapy session. I'm not looking forward to it mu...
15 May 2011
Days 40-43: To 'battle' or not?
First, my sincere thanks to everyone for the kind messages of support as I went head-to-head into...
19 May 2011
Days 43-49: cricket and dowsing
I've always liked cricketing metaphors. That's why I decided to record my cancer diary by numbe...
25 May 2011
Day 50: Thai half-marathon for cancer charity
Today I'm marking the 50th day since my diagnosis and I intend to go onto a better score t...
26 May 2011
Days 50-54: Feeling good as scan looms
The next landmark looming for me now is the CT scan, which is due tomorrow....
30 May 2011
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