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Welcome to my website! Join me on this wild ride called life, where I’m currently navigating a period of cancer treatment and recovery which I am trying to do by being proactive and staying positive.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Well a New Year is here, and my simple goal for the year is to-do everything I can to increase my odds in the struggle against Cancer.

As Christmas was the third week of my Chemo Cycle it meant that I was looking forward to feeling pretty normal and spending quality time with family and friends....

Onto the 4th round with Great News

Onto the 4th round with Great News

Onto the 4th round already, just two more to go and then likely immunotherapy for a year.

The great news is that after a PET scan and reviews by my Surgeon and Oncologist they found the PET scan to be clear of cancer which is absolutely fantastic. That does not mean the end of the treatment...

Chemo & Immu Round 2

Chemo & Immu Round 2

After 1st round of chemotherapy and immunotherapy completed with no further instances I have got checked out by my Surgeon and cleared to start round 2 albeit with the chemo reduced by 15-20%.

The feedback from the surgeon for the first round is positive. Looking through the scope the cancer seems to have reduced, which is...

Well ended up in hospital, didn’t expect that!

Well ended up in hospital, didn’t expect that!

So started my Chemo / Immunotherapy on 5th October and hit me much harder than I expected.  For the first week I was just feeling bad, numb fingers and toes and just felt like crap, then I started to feel better.

But on the 13th my lips started to swell, I started to get rashes and...

Great News – Starting Chemo (operation avoided for the timebeing)

Great News – Starting Chemo (operation avoided for the timebeing)

Great news today,  I am going to be able to-do the Chemo / Immunotherapy combination treatment starting on Thursday.

The Surgeon has determined that I have enough time to-do a round of treatment before having to proceed with Surgery.

Although this does not mean that the surgical removal of the larynx is off the cards, it means...

Some hope today on an alternative

Some hope today on an alternative

  • September 25, 2023
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Ok,  so some maybe good news today.

After several conversations and some positive biopsy results it looks like my Cancer maybe a good candidate to try a combination of Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy to try and reduce the cancer.  There not sure if it will work and it is not a definite route yet but its looking...

News not great

News not great

  • September 19, 2023
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So to recap, went to the surgeon last Wednesday for a check-up, a Pet Scan on Thursday, Confirm Cancer on Friday, Biopsy on Monday, Head and Neck clinic on Tuesday.

After all this we are now at a point of having a probable path for treatment although there are a few things to iron out before...

Cancer Update Wednesday 13 September.

Cancer Update Wednesday 13 September.

  • September 13, 2023
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So after a few months away and now making an announcement professionally about where I am at, here is a quick update on where the cancer is at.

As of Wednesday 13-9 it looks like I likely have Cancer again. Thursday they will do a PET scan and then have a Biopsy scheduled for Monday. If...

Announcement about my Work Life

Announcement about my Work Life

  • September 13, 2023
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Hello,

Please excuse the broadcast nature of this communication. This has taken much thought and deliberation.

Over the next month or so, I will be stepping away from all work for a period of at least two years.  The reason for this is to focus 100% on my health and my family.

As you know I have now...

Cancer update

Cancer update

Well its been well over three months since my last update and it feels like its been a real busy time with many ups and downs, too many to mention all here and the overall summary ends up in a similar place to where I was when I wrote the last update.

I suppose the big...

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