I have spent this weekend celebrating the fact that I have now been CANCER FREE FOR 1 YEAR! I didn’t just want to say it in a blog post though. Many of you know all the ins and outs of my thyroid cancer treatment, but I haven’t blogged much about when I had Leukaemia. I […]
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
A Tale of Two Cancers and how The Saatchi Bill could change the future
In 1950, the survival rate for childhood leukaemia was 20%. Prior to that, the child was “made comfortable”. In 1994, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. The survival rate was 70%. I trialled a new treatment protocol, which meant I would have three intensive blocks of Chemotherapy, instead of the usual two. I responded well […]
The Ghost of Cancer Past and Present
Does Cancer ever really go away? Does it? If it goes away physically, does it go away in your head? I’m in limbo land, so I couldn’t know either way. I have to wait until November to find out if my treatment has worked or not, and I was coping much better since the school holidays […]
I Stood Up To Cancer in 1994
Yesterday I posted about the Stand Up To Cancer Campaign by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4. I also talked about my Grandad living with Cancer and losing my Gran to Cancer. Today I’m going to tell you about my experience with Cancer. I was 8 years old, it was January 1994, somewhere around 6pm. […]