When they told me I would live

Nine days after I was told that my chemotherapy treatment was not working in April 2006 the doctors discovered the … More

Relapsing from cancer…by mistake

Seven years ago this is what happened halfway through my treatment for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I went for a midway scan … More

Today is the seventh anniversary of my diagnosis with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), an aggressive cancer of the lymphatic system. I … More

Seven years ago today, the date in the photograph above was the day I knew had cancer. By this … More

The Next Big Thing I have been been tagged by poet and blogger Abegail Morley to answer set questions relating to my memoir … More

When I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma nearly seven years ago the aspect of telling people I dreaded most was … More

The chances are, more of us are mortal than have multiple orgasms -Violet Weingarten, Intimations of Mortality When I was diagnosed … More

I was formally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, on Valentine’s Day, 2006. I was 42. … More

If you have a friend who is diagnosed with cancer, the best thing to do in terms of what to … More

There wasn’t a plan. On January 1, 2006 I woke up with a sharp pain on my right side. I … More

I began writing Love for Now, my journal-memoir of diagnosis and treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2006, one week before I … More

To all who knew him, it was a tragedy,one year ago, to lose the life-force that was Jörn Cann. I … More

This week six years ago I began the course of radiotherapy which was to mark the final chapter of my … More

The oddest phase of my experience of cancer six years ago was the period of time after my chemotherapy treatment … More

Six years ago today I was told I wasn’t going to die. Those weren’t the words my consultant used, but … More

Here is what happened halfway through my treatment for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in April 2006. I went for a midway scan … More

I never thought I would actually get to hear the word ‘discharge’ at the haematology unit where I was treated for non-Hodgkin’s … More

Yesterday was the sixth anniversary of my diagnosis with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), an aggressive cancer of the lymphatic system. … More