Things have moved on a bit here and Mr Nasty is progressing
once more. Both my oncologist and the 'big man' at Barts think the time is
right to give it another zap. So I am starting a 3rd regime of chemo a.s.a.p. I
have already started on the premeds and once the blood tests have been done I
will get a starting date. There is a chance the chemo will slow down the cancer
growth for another short while so I have to take that chance – the alternative
doesn’t really appeal!
The real problem is that statistically I am on the ‘tail’ end of the survival graph and there is no set treatment/procedure for us peeps
that survive longer than most. I am grateful to Linda for reminding me of the
essay ‘The Median isn’t the Message
by Stephen Jay Gould. I have read this before but it helped me to read it
again. Just hoping this tail is very, very l
o n g.
Meanwhile like most if the country we have been contending with weather. I love the snow but
not the cold penetrating winds that have accompanied it. Always looking for
photo opportunities Alan ventured out into the garden:
I also want to show the ‘Tunbridge Wells Snowman'. I think
maybe Ethan had a bit of help with this!
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| Ethan's snowman in his garden |
Tess x
Hi Tess, sending you love, hugs and positive vibes. Statistics don't take into account your positive attitude and determination - you can't always explain everything with science. I hope the new treatment doesn't cause too many side effects
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos and I love Ethan's snowman
Claire xx
Claire's right. The main fight back is coming from you - I admire your strength and tenacity. The next round of chemo will be hard - I don't know if it's better or worse knowing what it entails but I know you will get through it in your usual determined style.Your garden looks lovely but I think we'd all like to see our gardens green again - and Ethan looks like he's enjoying doing the finishing touches.
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Beryl xx
Hi Tess,
ReplyDeletegood luck with the chemo. I always remember that the first thing Barts said when we saw them two weeks after his 3 months to live , 1 year if you are very lucky, diagnosis from Ray's local hospital was don't pay any attention to the statistics. Everyone is different.
Here's to us all making that tail very, very, long.
Amanda