Jill
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...
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Jill
- Sep 20
- 4 min
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 17, 2022
- 1 min
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
- Nov 26, 2020
- 4 min
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
- May 16, 2020
- 4 min
"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
- Dec 2, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Sep 23, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Jul 8, 2019
- 2 min
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
- Jun 20, 2019
- 2 min
*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 2, 2019
- 5 min
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
- Apr 30, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 4 min
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
- Feb 6, 2019
- 1 min
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
- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
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 4, 2019
- 2 min
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
- Nov 27, 2018
- 3 min
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 14, 2018
- 1 min
ONE YEAR ON...
Blimey. I just read my first post from 14th November 2017.. exactly a year ago .. when Paul was first diagnosed with terminal...
Jill
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
IMMUNO-WHAT?! ..Understanding Immunotherapy
Sometimes I can find all the "medical speak" around MPM (malignant pleural meso) very confusing. This was really helpful in my...
Jill
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
www.thelibrarygym.com
Our friend Nic has been amazing since Paul's diagnosis. Her boss Karen Welman had heard of Paul's plight and (incredibly kindly!) offered...
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