Bad timing. Why is this happening now? Why me? Is there a God [and if so, why is She/He being such a bastard]? N0, NO, NO, this cannot be happening – it’s just a bad nightmare! And then you realise it IS happening and worse, it is happening to YOU! Millions have been diagnosed with [...]
To boldly go where everyone has gone before… Right now, with my wife’s length of time left on this planet very uncertain [but ultimately very brief], we have both discussed the whole package that dying brings – the pain beforehand, our quality of life, and the moment of death itself. As mentioned before, we are [...]
As part of Anja’s ongoing analysis of her illness, the next step after the bronchoscopy and CT scan, was to undergo a further scan known as a PET scan. PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography. This scan is more intensive and is done in order to take a deeper look at what is happening within [...]
there was ever a sure way to find out who your friends are in life, a personal crisis will be the time when this is truly determined. Up until recently, we would have said we have quite a few friends. These ‘friends’ include people with whom we work, people we have met along the way [...]
Please note before reading: this may sound like a letter of complaint, a long-winded whinge or perhaps even selfish of me to write. However, it is none of the above. It is simply an update on our situation and the reality of our lives after Anja being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Less than 4 [...]
Many of the recent posts on this site have focused on the struggle and difficulties we have faced in light of Anja’s diagnosis of cancer. And as much as we certainly do have enormous difficulty coping with all of this every single day, we also make sure we have time to smile, laugh and even [...]