I think I ought to put on my blog what most people will already know, that is that I have cancer. There, I've said it because I have no issue talking about it with anyone.
I have actually seen the little bastard lump of cancer which resides in my arse, saw it on camera yesterday in the BRI hospital. Wednesday 18th Aug I have a CT scan, Thursday an MRI scan and after these I will know if the cancer is just in the one place or spread further. Until then I remain positive.
I don't mind admitting that when I was first told by the Doctor I was bricking it, and going home to tell the wife and kids was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do and I was in floods of tears. I also felt sorry for the kids because I had to cancel our two week holiday to Kos (my planned RnR). Since that day (Mon 9th August) I have felt better and better every day in my mind and am just getting on with life as normal. If I see you on the bank I want to have a laugh and joke, wind ups as normal, because fishing is the one thing that has always taken me to a different place for a few hours, switching the rest of the world off so to speak. I do not want sympathy or people to fear the worse, because I am not!
I don't intend to turn this blog into a cancer site, but I will advise what I am up to as it may help people in the future who have to face the same thing. Up until now the hospital staff have been superb, support from friends and family has been amazing, in fact blown me away and put me in the right frame of mind.
I've booked in for the open at Cider Farm this Sunday and hopefully I'll get in amongst the carp and rain or shine bag up!
Fair play to you Tim for being up front, keep your chin up and keep on bagging mate.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Clucker. Being positive and carrying on as close to normal is the best way. You know where I am.
ReplyDeletePositve attitude's the way to go...
ReplyDeleteKeep a positive attitude for Wendy and the family will pull everybody through....
A few beers and a net full of fish won't go far wrong either
Woody....
Hello Tim, I enjoy reading your blog but thought I'd say that I've had some good experiences of cancer recently. I mother (60) had rectal/bowel cancer last year but was diagnosed early and they were able to remove it with a temporary cholostomy op and didn't need chemo. My girlfriends dad (70) has recently been diagnosed with the most aggressive type of lymphoma cancer (25% survival rating) and is in the middle of a 16 week chemo plan. I mention him because the chemo really hasn't effected him that badly, he has nearly lost all his hair but he doesn't look 20 years older all of a sudden like my unkle did when he went through chemo 3 yrs ago.
ReplyDeletetreatment of cancer had advanced a LOT in recent years so I thought you may like to hear some good news because the initial reaction is obviously bad but staying positive helps, cheers