Today has been all about the little things. It’s been about having a pint and watching the Cup Final in my favourite pub ‘The Junk’ which has made my day. It has been about being surrounded by lovely people. It’s been about no talk about the C word. Today has been about just me.
Cancer is shit. Fact.
This week has been not just a huge test on me but also on my wife Adele and the boys. The lads have really struggled with me being in hospital and being away from home. Adele has has to run round after all of us to make sure we are ok – but then she…
Ready for round two?
There was no post yesterday – despite my best intentions I absolutely felt like I’d been in a car crash. Mind you, that could just be my utter devastation from the Leeds United result. What a one-two punch that is…going through immunotherapy and being a Leeds fan! Yesterday I was back at Weston Park for…
Marching on together…
We are hoping for a good result – maybe that’ll help me feel better. I’m a huge Leeds fan so we’re heading to Elland Road and keeping everything crossed. You can’t help but smile at the lads – marching on together!
Honey, I’m home…
I’m out of Weston Park and back home. Still suffering from fatigue. Still fighting.
You, Me and the Big C…
It’s day 15 and, after two days of feeling crap, I’ve been admitted to hospital for observation. At its highest, my temperature was 38.2 degrees. There’s nothing much I can do so I’m listening to podcasts. There’s one I’ve been meaning to listen to for quite a while – You, Me and the Big C….
It’s kicked in…
I’m on day 14 and it has hit me. Everything is an effort. I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus and even talking requires all my reserves of energy. I thought about giving up on these videos – but when I started out I wanted to document my journey for everyone to see….
My lucky mascot…
I just don’t have it in me to do a video today. I tried but I’m just exhausted. I’m hoping a win from Leeds United and a beer will cheer me up! Oh and my lucky mascot may help too😂#stage4cancer #ipilimumab #nivolu
I woke up feeling like a car crash…
It’s day 12. I’ve been sailing along feeling that weird mix of guilt, I’m all right Jack, and hope. And then today, it hits me. I woke up feeling like I’d been in a car crash. I’m so tired that even lifting my arms takes a Herculean effort. I feel like total crap. But we…
Why none of that shit matters…
The reality is I have cancer that is not curable. The immunotherapy is keeping me alive. But I can’t cry in my cornflakes. Humour and hope are what keep me going and I suppose I now have a perspective on life that people don’t. People worry – is my house big enough? Is my car…
