Thanks Rob. Appreciate the advice and wish you well ... View more

Hi Doug. I sympathise entirely. I went through chemo and radiotherapy for lung cancer for a year, was in remission for a while and was then advised I needed chemo again. I dreaded it, knowing what was coming, but by being frank and open (sometimes hard for a bloke) with my Oncologist we were able to balance the dial dosage and frequency to much better effect. I also took a long hard look at myself and those around me, and asked myself what would be worse- either avoiding the treatment but knowing that I would eventually deteriorate and impact not just myself but my friends and family, or take the treatment knowing I was positively fighting this horrible thing, on behalf of me and my friends and family. Those things combined gave me a better mental outlook and made the decision to go ahead a no-brainer. “Do it for Doug”… and I wish you all the best  ... View more