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Scan Results
Urgh. It's always horrid waiting for scan results and the ones yesterday were very important. They'd tell us if the ipi-nivo drugs were...

Jill
Jul 30, 20252 min read


Immunotherapy makes chemo look like a cute, fluffy bunny..
Blog about Paul's journey fighting mesothelioma

Jill
Jul 8, 20254 min read
2025....
Hello lovely people. Gosh, it's been a long time, hasn't it? Apologies for the huge gap in writing this blog but I'm happy to report that...

Jill
May 27, 20254 min read


September Scan Results
Prof Mary very kindly said we didn't need to go in for Paul's PETscan results but that she'd just phone us. As she didn't say a time we...

Jill
Oct 19, 20232 min read


April 2023 ...A Year On From Meso's Return
(Sorry. I wrote this and saved it.. hence I'm only publishing now. It was written in April 23) "As I mentioned in the last blog, Paul's...

Jill
Sep 20, 20234 min read


long time meso no see..
THE BAD NEWS It's back. Sadly the mesothelioma has made it's ugly return. It's on 2 sites on my husband's right lung - on the lymph node...

Jill
Sep 17, 20221 min read


Just hope Paul scan make it..
Results of Paul's #mesothelioma latest scan..

Jill
Jun 20, 20213 min read


Me-So Thankful..
#mesothelioma The weeks leading up to a scan and its results are pretty grim. You don't really sleep that well, the palpitations start...

Jill
Nov 26, 20204 min read


"Your scan is clear"
4 simple words we long to hear. Seriously, these words are MAGICAL..like winning the lottery but ten times over. The joy and relief you...

Jill
May 16, 20204 min read


Sorry..what..??!
Paul has always been the optimist when it comes to his cancer diagnosis. Even though he's been nervous before the dreaded PETscan...

Jill
Dec 2, 20193 min read


A Cycling World First...
Richard Moore from the Cycling Podcast mentioned our Erase Meso cycle challenge to Sir Chris Hoy back in August and this is what he...

Jill
Sep 23, 20193 min read


Action Mesothelioma Day
As we boarded the plane tonight, a really nice lady stopped and asked me if we’d been on TV this morning. I was pretty taken aback but...

Jill
Jul 8, 20192 min read


*Breathe...*
Mary our oncologist called to say not to bother coming in on Friday. Paul's PETscan came back clear. It's been 18 months since surgery.....

Jill
Jun 20, 20192 min read


Meso-jobsworth
I’ve had a lot of weird jobs in my life. As a student I worked jobs that ranged from shortbread factory worker to smelly shoe shop...

Jill
Jun 2, 20195 min read


Erase Meso is Born
My friend Dan just left the building. He is an amazing talent and came over to have a look at the dodgy powerpoint I created to...

Jill
Apr 30, 20193 min read


Amazing Mavis
Lots to report since last entry. We spent a fantastic week hiring an apartment in Ilfracombe and spent loads of time on the beach and...

Jill
Apr 30, 20194 min read


8 Years of Mrs & Mrs Cook..
We celebrated our anniversary yesterday. Cam had wrapped up a card he made for us (using nearly an entire roll of wrapping paper :-), and...

Jill
Feb 6, 20191 min read


Happy Surgeversary
This time last year Paul was in potentially life-threatening but vital life-saving surgery at the Cromwell Hospital.... Today he is on...

Jill
Jan 30, 20191 min read


Still Meso-free!!
On Dec 11th at 4pm we had an amazing result - Paul's CT scans showed no resurgence of tumours. That news was well worth the gruelling...

Jill
Jan 4, 20192 min read


CT or not CT..that is the qn
**Apologies for this entry - it's a bit all over the place.! Lots of things to mention that don't necessarily connect - but mainly...

Jill
Nov 27, 20183 min read
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