This week six years ago I began the course of radiotherapy which was to mark the final chapter of my … More
Tag: Cancer
Riddance
On Valentine’s Day, 2006, I was was formally diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Riddance is … More
Life After Chemo
The oddest phase of my experience of cancer six years ago was the period of time after my chemotherapy treatment … More
Lifesaving Poems: Yves Bonnefoy’s ‘Let a Place be Made’
Let a Place be Made Let a place be made for the one who draws near,the one who is deprived … More
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
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
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
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
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
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
What I have learned about remission
In February I wrote a blog post on the anniversary of my diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), a cancer … More
In memory of Jörn Cann
I was deeply saddened to hear ten days ago of the death of Jörn Cann, the ward doctor in the … More
Lifesaving Poems: Mandy Coe’s ‘Let’s Celebrate’
I will forever be grateful to Emma Metcalfe from the Bath Festivals’ Write Team for recommending to me Mandy Coe’s … More
Philip Gould: I would not wish to have died the person I was
via bbc.co.uk
To my cancer
To My Cancer When you left me I did not say goodbye. I kissed you then carried you outside. You … More
Book Review: Of Mutability by Jo Shapcott
Really good books about cancer are rare. Really great books about cancer, the ones that offer new perspectives and … More
Guardian Weekend readers’ letters on cancer as ‘the new normal’
Photo: Jon Soper Letters from the Guardian weekend page on last week’s Siddhartha Mukherjee’s article on cancer as ‘the new … More
Smile! You’ve got cancer by Barbara Ehrenreich from The Guardian
via guardian.co.uk A marvellous piece from the Guardian weekend pages a couple of years ago. Reading today’s piece on … More
Lifesaving Poems 