When I first signed up to do LEJOG back in 2019 one of the first things I did was set up a fundraising page on Virgin Money Giving to raise some money for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. It was still more than a year away, but a couple of people even donated some money …
Continue reading "Goodbye Virgin Money Giving. Hello JustGiving."
My last update here was all the way back in May 2019 when I was excited about having just signed up to cycle Land's End to John O'Groats in 2020. 2020? That was quite the year, eh? For pretty obvious reasons, the plan had to change... a few times. First the ride was pushed back …
Continue reading "The best laid plans…"
It's done. I've signed up... John O'Groats here I come!
When Dr Sarvesvaran - better known as Dr Joe - told me that I had lung cancer and would need a lobectomy it was more than a little bit of a shock. After a crazy week of tests and scans, he was the first person to mention the 'C' word to me and I really …
Continue reading "Happy Lungiversary to Me!"
I went to the Glasgow Lung Cancer Information Day yesterday, hosted by Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. I wasn't sure what to expect. After seven years, I can still find myself overwhelmed by memories or my imagination... but I came away feeling incredibly positive. All of the speakers (including Dr Joe, who I haven't seen …
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https://twitter.com/Roy_Castle_Lung/status/999717163916185600 Missed diagnoses like Mary's are heartbreaking and happen all too frequently. An early diagnosis is so important and it's simply not fair for people affected by this awful disease to be left wondering "what if?". I'd been on antibiotics for months to treat a 'chest infection' and would probably have been on them for …
Continue reading "The luck of the draw?"
I had a much better time at the weekend cycling Étape Caledonia than I did last month doing Étape Loch Ness ... mostly.
I had a really nice training ride this morning. Since it was probably the last (except for commuting to work) before Etape Caledonia next weekend I thought that it's probably a little late to worry if my legs have it in them to get me around all 85 miles. Instead I decided to conquer a …
Continue reading "Conquering a demon"
Today is International Nurses Day, which for me means a day spent thinking about Jan. If you've followed me on facebook for the last few years you'll likely know that Jan was the Clinical Nurse Specialist who was on my care team back in 2011 during my treatment, and for several years afterwards when I …
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For all it's only 66 miles, after finishing it I thought that this was the toughest étape I've done. It's been a few days now... and I still think it was the toughest étape I've done.
My Left Lung 