A BIGGER BUMP in the Road In my last Blog I signed off saying,"Now Mary and I face a quieter season” Wrong!! You never know what’s round the corner.    In September we got some news that put all my Downs and Ups in their place - Edward, our son, was diagnosed with bowel cancer. He is off work, and beginning 5 months of Radio and Chemotherapy to try and shrink the tumour.  Then they plan to cut out what remains of it in April or May.  Ed and Kate are both full time teachers, a

I am now 20 months into my transplant journey. Up till now it has been one of steady progress: a stem cell transplant from my sister that...

I haven't written since Christmas. One of you wrote asking me, 'is this a good sign or a bad sign?' It is a good sign. My health is...

My blood levels are still strong. I am coming off the main drugs, without bad reactions. I am now completely off steroid tablets...