They Think It’s All Over (Sorry but it’s really not)
I was inspired to write this by something that the Princess of Wales said recently about her own cancer journey as it really resonated with me. Basically she was talking about the hardest time being after you’ve finished active treatment. I read it and thought God, she is so right! So you finish your last active treatment (for me that was radiotherapy) and you ring the bell. I’m sure some people think you ride off into the sunset on a bloody unicorn after that! I had a friend stop me in the street this week. I hadn’t seen her for a bit and the first thing she said to me was “are you back to normal now?” I physically restrained myself from saying no I’m not back to fucking normal and just smiled and said that I was ok. It struck me after this that many people probably don’t realise what actually does happen next so I want to talk a bit about what’s been going on with me lately. I was given about 3 weeks off after finishing radiotherapy and then it was back to the oncologist. I had ...