Archive for September, 2009

Apologies for frankness

Someone close to me has suggested one of my latest blog entries borders on being crude. If others feel the same, I apologise. I know it would be a lot more polite to write about my condition if I had cancer of my finger, but where I have it is often the butt of jokes [...]

I’m finally suffering from hair-loss!

When I began the cancer treatment last December, I was warned that I might suffer hair loss. Being very thin in the middle on top was not a concern to me so I was almost welcoming the prospect and wondering what the new look would do for me. I suffered no hair loss at all [...]

Silent on the blog but not the bog!

I’ve had people contacting me about the silence on the blog. I’m sorry about that, however I am still alive and kicking. These last couple of weeks have been two of the most painful in my life (although I’m told the mind effectively blocks out the worst of our memories). I suggest the American CIA [...]

Going to church is a pain

Some friends took us to a church service in Christchurch today and we found it to be a real pain! The music was deafening. It was ear-splitting. I’m not sure how the musicians on stage tolerated the sound. Perhaps they had ear-plugs. If so, the ushers should have afforded the congregation the same privilege by [...]

Odd spot!

Bronwen has a pacemaker. Read on … The Christchurch Press recently reported that “relatives of a dead man in Spain asked a doctor to confirm his death a second time because his body showed no signs of going pale hours after he passed away, … The 70 year old died of a heart attack and [...]

Playing second fiddle

Abe Phoebe Oncology

If ever I had illusions of being star quality, they were dissipated this morning when I attended my regular session of radiation therapy at Christchurch Oncology Dept. The staff are typically friendly and supportive but the first thing they want to know from me is, “Have you brought your assistants with you today?” Then all [...]