#16 CHEMO GRADUATION

When I started chemo six months ago I was a scared and emotional mess. The diagnosis hit me like a 10-ton truck and as treatment began that truck reversed slowly back over me as my body has been infiltrated by 16 sessions of a contradictory cocktail designed to save me whilst simultaneously causing its own … Continue reading #16 CHEMO GRADUATION →

#15 DOING YOUR BEST

Just like some people do crosswords, bake, crochet, or play guitar to unwind or relax, I like to write stuff. It’s something I have done since I was a child. From short stories to song lyrics to complete nonsense, I find it therapeutic and it keeps me sane. And although I really appreciate your lovely … Continue reading #15 DOING YOUR BEST →

#14 IT’S LIFE JIM. BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT

Did you miss me?! The last three weeks have flown by like a week’s holiday in Majorca (during the good days) and equally dragged like a kid waiting for Christmas (during the bad days). If Taxol is the high school bully who laughs at your green sandals and grey socks ensemble on the first day … Continue reading #14 IT’S LIFE JIM. BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT →

#12 BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP

It’s been an emotional week of ups and downs over in the Carter household. I think the fact I am at the halfway point through chemo and just completed the end of the weekly chemo sessions, has hit home. It’s been a 12-week long journey, which on some days feels like 12 minutes and at … Continue reading #12 BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP →

#11 JIMJAMS AND GLITTER

“IT’S OUT!” Coming to you on a Tuesday again just to shake things up a bit and keep you all on your toes. Chemo this morning - in at 9am and home by 1pm. Tried very hard to stay awake but the guy next to me was kicking out some bad ass snoring so thought … Continue reading #11 JIMJAMS AND GLITTER →

#9 ALL ABOARD THE CHEMO BUS

Here I am. Waving weakly to you all after a rough couple of days. In fact I have been hit by a massive chemo curveball these last two sessions. After last week’s treatment I took my ailing body to bed and didn’t manage to get up until Thursday. And the same thing happened this week … Continue reading #9 ALL ABOARD THE CHEMO BUS →

#8 PUTTING IT INTO PERSPECTIVE

So here we are two-thirds the way through the first three-month chunk of chemo treatment. Another day, another hospital trip, another IV and another bed (get in!). This week I was flanked either side by two ladies whose cumulative age must have been 300 years. Both flat out the entire time. Did I partake … Continue reading #8 PUTTING IT INTO PERSPECTIVE →

#7 HERCULEAN TASKS

Long day at the ‘office’ yesterday. Early morning blood tests then, with a three-hour wait before the consultation, I played truant and headed off to the nearby shopping centre for a change of scenery, some retail therapy and to inject some normality into an otherwise pants day. Refreshed I then headed back for my midday … Continue reading #7 HERCULEAN TASKS →

#6 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

“In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.” — Paolo Coelho Greetings from Sofa Central on a Chemo Tuesday. We do like no blood test day as a three-hour stint is no real hardship, especially when one gets a bed … Continue reading #6 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS →

#5 ROLLING WITH IT

With last week’s Chemo/Immuno on Thursday they had to push Tuesday to Wednesday this week (to allow for at least 6 days in between) so hello from Chemo Day! Keep up at the back please. Thankfully no blood test required this week so I was in early doors and hooked up by 9.30am and out … Continue reading #5 ROLLING WITH IT →