Full steam ahead!

Four weeks since Steve had his last dose of chemo and we were back in hospital again today for his post-treatment scan.  An early start for ...

a bit of quiet, some drama and the wizard of Oz

Watching the Six Nations Rugby Cup on TV yesterday reminded me that around this time last year, we were in a snowy Rome watching England v I...

baby steps back and forth

Having finally finished his six 21 day cycles of chemo (pemetrexed/Alimta and carboplatin), our expectations are that Steve will slowly but ...

Chemo Cycle 6 finishes and treatment comes to an end

For the record if nothing else, today is the last day of chemo cycle 6.   It marks the finish of Steve's chemotherapy regime with Alimta...

Emerging from hibernation: Chemo cycle 6, final week

It's a few more days yet until Steve's final cycle of chemotherapy comes to an end, but we are beginning to emerge from hibernation ...

Back on track, if a little later than planned....

If you read yesterday's blog, you'll be aware that we were anxious about whether there would be enough time for the radiologist to w...

SCANdalous!

Let me say at the outset, I'm eternally grateful for the NHS and how it has helped us since Steve was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 200...

Living with the unpredictable Cycle 6, week 2

As each cycle of Steve's pemetrexed/Alimta and carboplatin chemo has been different in terms of side effects, we had no idea what this f...

The psychology of chemo cycle 6

Now that Steve has had the sixth and final session of pemetrexed/Alimta and carboplatin, we have both fallen into the trap of thinking that ...