Category Archives: terminal cancer

“Ripley this is an order – open that hatch right now”

Posted on August 2, 2014 by dolly61

(Gang this post covers some pretty serious ground – just a warning) Early hours Tuesday – I couldn’t understand why the nice man in A&E was asking the question.  Did I want to be resuscitated “if it should come to … Continue reading →

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Get the cannoli ready – he’s coming back

Posted on June 27, 2014 by dolly61

“Excuse me? Say that again?” The nice young doctor at A&E continued to look bemused and repeated “There’s something weird about your X-ray. The stent you had fitted has … Gone.” I mentioned the stent last time. It’s a three … Continue reading →

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I didn’t know what a stent is either …

Posted on May 24, 2014 by dolly61

Well this is all a bit embarrassing. Guess where I am? I’ll give you a clue. They gave me my meds at 5.30am and I’m sporting some rather fetching paper pants. So here’s what happened. I may have mentioned the … Continue reading →

Posted in anal cancer, Bowel stent, terminal cancer | 5 Comments

“Well I’m sorry to disappoint you”

Posted on April 22, 2014 by dolly61

Dear “Alien”, At the risk of bad karma by gloating I’ve got to say you must be feeling pretty disappointed recently.  First that phone call from my lovely Consultant telling me that as the tumour on my liver is pretty … Continue reading →

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“This is Rumour Control. Here are the facts …”

Posted on March 11, 2014 by dolly61

So I got the results of the latest PET scan today.  The secondary cancer is growing but slowly.  A centimetre has become 2cm in some cases.  The bright light of sugar intake that caused slight concern was on my liver. … Continue reading →

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“That’s amazing. What is it?”

Posted on February 22, 2014 by dolly61

If you want to feel a bit like Ripley on an alien planet without the pesky face huggers risk but with the protective clothing, bleak beautiful landscapes and howling wind may I suggest a short trip to Iceland in February. … Continue reading →

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If wishes were horses …..

Posted on February 6, 2014 by dolly61

There’s been a bit of a kerfuffle on Twitter recently about an ad campaign for the charity Pancreatic Cancer Action.  The ad features real pancreatic cancer patients declaring “I wish I had breast cancer” or “I wish I had testicular … Continue reading →

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