Transfusion day: Chemo 6, Day 2

Although Steve had blood transfusion after chemo cycle 5, his haemoglobin level had dropped again by the start of chemo cycle 6 on Tuesday. ...

Chemo 6 begins.....but not without frustrations

There are times when things go smoothly like clockwork and there are times when they don't.  We're in a non-clockwork time zone at t...

Ready.....Steady....GO!

The build up started on Friday, when Steve went to the GP's surgery for his vitamin B12 injection.... Yesterday, he started taking stero...

Changing Plans: Chemo Cycle 5, week 3

Week three of Steve's 5th cycle of chemotherapy was going involve several mesothelioma-related meetings and appointments.  However, the ...

Looking forward: hope on the horizon?

These days, we rarely look beyond the date of Steve's next three monthly assessment (or at present, his next treatment!).  However, ther...

A whiter shade of pale

Our world turned white on Friday as a good 6 inches of snow fell during the day.  In the brief lull between snowstorms on Saturday, the loca...

Pink and perky: Chemo Cycle, 5 Week 2

No, I'm not talking about Pinky and Perky puppet pigs that people of a certain age might remember either enjoying or doing their best to...

Fragile - Handle with care

This morning's mesothelioma google alert included a link to a blog on "Maggies" website (if you live outside the UK, Maggies i...

drip...drip...drip...drip...drip...Chemo Cycle 5, Day 2

It's been a  bloody  (literally)  long  day, which we spent in hospital with Steve having a transfusion to increase his haemoglobin, whi...

The penultimate cycle of this regime: Cycle 5, Day 1

As usual, Steve phoned the hospital first thing to see whether his blood test results were clear to go for today's scheduled chemotherap...

Light a candle for the living!

On 28 December, people around the world lit a candle to remember loved ones lost to mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases.   Toda...

Omens

I would like to think that we are not superstitious. However, in the run up to a significant event - such as Steve's assessment today - ...

Hello 2013

Hello 2013.... I wonder what you have in store for us?   Just a few years ago, I would sit down around the turn of the year, mark the calend...