I’ve spent most of the day sitting in a cold house waiting for a repairman to turn up. Last week, the repair man and I used whatsapp to arrange a day and time to meet. I turned up…he didn’t. A couple of years ago I would have been angry but events over the last 2…
Meaning: According to the Oxford English dictionary…Stickability is a person’s ability to persevere with something; staying power….”the secret of success is stickability” In November 2022 I was given 3-6 months to live – I was diagnosed with cancer. After 4 biopsies the oncologist concluded that the type of cancer I had was Hodgkin’s Lymphoma a…
I’m 60 years old and have been in full time employment since the age of 16. I have lived a good life. I have a wonderful wife and family and many, many memories of family times and holidays. In the last 30 years I have never had any bank loans or credit card debt. The…
If you want to change the way you feel then change your perspective.. I was told that I had cancer in November 2022. But even though all the visible indicators were that of cancer, the results of 1 surgical biopsy and 2 needle biopsies were negative. From one perspective I was happy to hear “no…
Whether you see the glass as half full or half empty, the quantity of liquid within it remains the same. The big difference is our perspective. We can mourn the fact that half of the liquid has gone and that there is “only” half left…or we can celebrate the enjoyment we had drinking the first…
Leading by example is an admirable quality. I feel really proud of myself when people look at me and say “You work so hard”. “You work so many hours per week”. “You are so kind and supportive to your team members” “You never take a day off unless you are almost on your deathbed”. This…
For some weeks now I have found it really hard to concentrate – both at home and at work. I have been putting on a brave face up until now, but today I finally acknowledged that this is a real problem that is impacting my family and my work. It is very difficult to explain…
It’s the 1st September 2024 – one year ago I had my last of 12 chemotherapy infusions spanning a 6 month period and I am still alive – I am without doubt a very lucky man! Each infusion took approximately 5 hours but the 12th seemed to take an eternity. At the end of the…
I was afraid…very afraid! It was about 2:00 am. My wife was in bed next to me and finally she was sleeping. Exhausted and empty of tears – at least for the moment. A few days before I was told that I had cancer and I had 3-6 months to live. I would like to…
Cancer does strange things to your body and to your mind… I had walked thousands of steps each and every day for almost 3 years. Not a day went by with less than 10000 steps….and then my oncologist informs me that I need to cut down on my walking. No way!!! I said to myself…