Part 4 – Moving south, preparing for chemo-radiation and the revised final diagnosis

Where I left you last, Em and I were just getting ready to relocate down to her sister’s house in Chipstead, ahead of changing hospitals to the Royal Marsden in Sutton. The move was straightforward (for me anyway) as Em had condensed enough of our belongings to fit into two car loads. My new summerContinue reading “Part 4 – Moving south, preparing for chemo-radiation and the revised final diagnosis”

Part 3 – The final diagnosis, cleaning the pipes and Time.

 Hello everybody!  Another fantastic week being able to see a lot of visitors, eating amazing food and playing a lot of Dungeons and Dragons! I also had two appointments on Friday 12th June, one at 9am with the Embryologist for the sperm storage and another another at 11am with Dr Rachel Francis the Oncologist andContinue reading “Part 3 – The final diagnosis, cleaning the pipes and Time.”

Part 2 – Possibly the best week of my life: The 1st biopsy diagnosis, further treatment, next steps and head shaving!

Returning home Since I returned from hospital on Friday 30th May, three days after my brain surgery, life has been brilliant. Recovery from the surgery has gone as well as I could have hoped as I have complete use of my body again and no effect on any cognitive functions, my mind is feeling asContinue reading “Part 2 – Possibly the best week of my life: The 1st biopsy diagnosis, further treatment, next steps and head shaving!”

David’s brain cancer journey – Part 1 (March to May 2020)

Long post below…. Roughly coinciding with the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown I began to notice a slight weakness on my left hand side of my body. First spotted when I had to stop quickly on my bicycle whereby putting my left leg on the ground it collapsed under me. Over a few more weeksContinue reading “David’s brain cancer journey – Part 1 (March to May 2020)”