The House 12th June 2024
Hi All It’s been a while since I’ve put pen to paper. As you have seen we made a decision
Mums 6th Anniversary
Mums 6th anniversary April 9th is engraved deep in my heart. The photo above was taken in 1996 at a
Index Page
Stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma & Stage 4 Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma This is an index to the blog and I have
PET Scan 2025 #11 Results
I got allowed access to the scan itself 48 hours after it was completed. But had to wait for radiology
PET Scan 2025 #11
A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan is a medical imaging technique that uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer to
JJ Stent Removal October 25
Follow my PCNL operation in August where a JJ Stent was inserted during surgery JJ stent insertion is a medical procedure
Understanding Stage 3B Prostate Cancer: My Personal Experience
Alan Stage 3b Prostate Cancer Part 2 Treatment and side effects Hearing that you have cancer is not the best
Living with Cancer a spouses story
July 2000 Lanzarote Spain The first time I met Ian was in Lanzarote whiles I was on holidays with my
Haematologist meeting August 2025.
Wednesday 27th August Five days following my Kidney surgery PCNL I have an appointment with my haematologist. Post surgery my
Kidney Operation 2025
The last few weeks have been challenging to say the least. I have been aniexly awaiting the call for this
Mike Kinnaird. The Cancer Content People Scroll Past — and Why That Has to Change.
…What are you doing? What? What do you mean? What on earth are making, recording…whatever it is…doing a podcast thingy
Phil Richards MBE- Kidney Cancer
The lessons I learned from the teacher I never wanted MY Kidney Cancer storyPhil Richards MBE | July 2025 Phil
Urology Meeting 25th June 2025
One of the long awaited appointments today with my new Urologist in Galway. I have had kidney stones for many
Alan- Stage 3b Prostate cancer
THE SOMNAMBULIST (an idiot’s guide to ignoring obvious signs of cancer) I suggest somnambulist is a fitting epiphet, because sleepwalking
Haematologist meeting May 2025.
Partly an update on my last article and some good news for a change. Good news first. 26th of March
Iris House Cork Cancer Support
In our cancer warrior section I want to include an organization that I have found incredible, I originally met the
Site Cancer Warriors 2025
This page is currently under development and some images and links are not available yet As part of our awareness
Cancer Warrior Dale 2025 Stage IV Oesophageal Cancer – How I Took Control of My Cancer
My Backstory In a quaint little village called Burghfield Common, on the outskirts of Reading, UK – October 2024 –
Scanxiety
Scanxiety as defined by http://www.RadiologyInfo.org What is scanxiety? Scanxiety is a word that combines the words scan and anxiety. Patients
The Waiting Game
Anyone that has experienced Cancer will tell you that the amount of time spent waiting for various procedures, test, medical
14th of February 2025 Valentine’s Day
14th of February 2025 Valentine’s Day & Anita’s Birthday so happy 255th birthday Anita xxx But the 14th of February
CDM and Oncology meeting 2025
Its that time of year again. My annual Oncology meeting. All abbreviations are explained at the foot of this article:
2025 the challenges ahead
Time to say goodbye to 2024. Was it a good year or bad ? And what’s facing us in 2025.
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Awareness Ireland 