Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. The … More
Tag: Radiotherapy
Cured
A Tuesday, appropriately. (Tuesday being the day I was formally diagnosed.) Poetic, it strikes me now. But at the time, … More
On not having cancer
On certain afternoons I am certain it has come back. A twinge in my right side, where the pain … More
Ghost chemo
It’s hard to describe. One day your are fine, not quite the same (age will do this to you), then … More
On writing and illness
Reading Arthur W. Frank’s astonishing At the Will of the Body recently has given me pause to reflect on the relationship … More
Open letter to Arthur Frank (on reading At the Will of the Body)
Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More
This is the day
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More
Losing my ambition
I am taking a break from writing brand new blog posts over the summer. Instead of posting new work I … More
The Year of Drinking Water, seven years on (free download)
Seven years ago I published The Year of Drinking Water, a pamphlet of poems, about my experience of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (Exeter … More
