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Category: Riddance

Life After Chemo

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

Blood Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Love for Now, NHL, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Riddance

More Chelsea Than Sunderland

‘More Chelsea Than Sunderland’ was prompted by the remark of a doctor of a friend of mine, when asked to … More

Blood Cancer, Cancer, Chelsea, Football, Humphrey Potts, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Poems, Poetry, Riddance

The Quiet Room

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

Blood Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Counselling, Life Lessons, Love for Now, NHL, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Poetry, Riddance

Lifesaving Poems: Patrick Kavanagh’s ‘Wet Evening in April’

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

Lifesaving Poems, Love for Now, NHL, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Patrick Kavanagh, Poetry, Poets, Riddance

On hearing the word ‘discharge’ for the first time

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

Blood Cancer, Cancer, Health, Love for Now, Poetry, Remission, Riddance

7 things I have learned about cancer

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

Blood Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Love for Now, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Radiotherapy, Remission, Riddance

On waiting to be diagnosed with cancer

Six years ago I began writing the journal which has become my forthcoming memoir of my experience of cancer. It … More

Blood Cancer, Cancer, Diagnosis, Health, Love for Now, Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Riddance

A Few Odds and Sods

By this time in January, 2006 I was fairly certain that something was very wrong with my health. Like a … More

Cancer, Love for Now, non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Riddance

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