I know I am a week late….but Happy New Year!
We decided to continue our quest to mark momentous occasions with fun & sparkle…if not from a bottle or as a result of the Little peoples personalities, then with more … Read the rest

First take a moment to read that title again…Christmas No 3! The 3rd Christmas I have enjoyed & celebrated with my loved ones post Melanoma diagnosis – and still NED!
I want to say it gets easier…and in many ways … Read the rest

I know, I know….there are rules…no acronym’s that need the assistance of a search engine to understand.
I’ve been working on a Melanoma project for coming up to a year now & today the post brought me a little reward.… Read the rest

One of the things that I have always been aware of since diagnosis is my lack of scientific knowledge. It seems ludicrous in so many ways that as a patient I would be worried about this sort of thing….and yet … Read the rest

This place in limbo land is a blessing.
One I all too often under-emphasise….I don’t respect enough just how lucky I am to be in this black hole of unknown, waiting for the monster that is Melanoma to strike.
I … Read the rest

One of the greatest personal “take homes” from #ECC2015 was a far better understanding of the latest round of Melanoma drugs.
You need to know that I didn’t go to ECCO thinking I would be given a fix….I didn’t expect … Read the rest

Prior to Melanoma I had never even heard of “ECCO”…but then in fairness,I had never heard of Melanoma!
ECCO is a huge conference for European Oncologists & those connected to the field….when I say huge I mean roughly 20,000 people … Read the rest

Firstly I want to say thank you very much for the amazing messages & kind words after my last blog post. I really am very grateful to have such support x
I was obviously delighted to get the all clear … Read the rest

It’s been a whole entire month since my last blog post.
A whole month.…exactly….to the day, since I had my “annual CT scan”. That is a long time….
On one hand that’s another 30 days on this planet without incidence … Read the rest

It’s quite a big thing, a CT scan….and I have existed in this robotic world of just getting on with things that you almost forget that it isn’t “normal” having to drive 1 ½ hours away to get a CT … Read the rest