The Bag for Life 

From Stage 4A diagnosis to “cancer-free” and a Lifetime Achievement Award: one extraordinary week closed a seven-year battle. Relief, gratitude, and a fresh start. I believe in miracles.

Well, who would have thought it: seven years ago today I had the phone call that changed everything. Life would never be the same again...

So it came to pass that on Saturday 3rd May 2025, I finally grew up… I think? Why? Because I reached the grand old age of 65. It’s a bit...

A press release about my journey with cancer has recently been published by the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust. You...

In my adolescent years, I had a mate of mine called Eamonn Martin. One of the things that we used to do was make up our own version of...

Over the course of my 4 years and 6 months of living with cancer, a lot of kind people have said to me: “So, if you don't mind me asking,...

One of the benefits of being a rather sad, old, English gentleman like myself, is the fact that even though technology allows us to have...

Forrest Gump famously said “Life is like a box of chocolates.” Now, I honestly have absolutely no idea what that means, but I always...

Now, I do not know about you my dear chum, but I never thought that I would experience a heart attack as part of my life and times. Maybe...

When I first started writing these blogs back in late 2018, I had absolutely what was going to happen, or indeed what I was going to...

As I write this blog, I am watching the mortal remains of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II leave Balmoral castle for the very last time, as...

When I set off on this little journey to explore what the side effects of the chemotherapy actually do to you physically, across, well,...

Following on from the first part of my journey exploring what the side effects of chemotherapy are and what they are actually like. I...

I often get asked what having chemo is really like, and my reply is consistent: the chemo itself is actually quite manageable. After 68...

So, my dear chums, a new year is already upon us and can you believe it, we are already in February. Not sure where January went, but hey...

Well, my dear chums! Today is a landmark day in the life and times of myself, for today is the day that I attend the Rigby unit at...

It was good while it lasted, I have to say, but it did not last long. My wonderful oncologist, Doctor Peter, had agreed to give me a...

It is a strange quirk of fate how we find ourselves drawn to music of different sorts. No rhyme or reason as to what we might like or...

Truth be told, some days are frankly a bit frightening on this journey with cancer. And in truth, 9 days out of 10, I never bat an eye...

Monday, May 3rd, 2021 saw me celebrating my 61st birthday on a day that witnessed some truly wild and inclement weather. Part of me...