Thanks for your reply.  Hope things go well on  Thursday.  There wasn't any more spotting, so all is good. I go for radiation appt on Fri to get the 'mold' made and then wills start radiation in about 7-10 days. Sorry you have to go thru more surgery soon. Hope it won't be as painful this time. Mine was painful due to the lymph nodes taken out. Take care.  ... View more

Hello, I have/had I am not sure cancer if the Oesophagus. I have had surgey and they removed my oesophagus and used my stomach as the oesophagus. Anyway I had immunotherapy for a few months and then had a reaction to it.  i t caused a reaction in my lungs and I have had respiratory failure twice. Anyway I survived but Immunotherapy does offer help but it doesn’t always go the way you want it to. i have had almost 2 years of the Big C and have tired to pretend its all ok but in truth mentally not so good. Don’t buy into the “being brave” or stoic or my favourite “an inspiration”! Go with what you feel. Be sad, mad, confused and over it.. Take Care J       ... View more

Congratulations Captain…you are a champion, and a great model for all of us surviving and living with cancer. I completed my 800 km pilgrimage, The Camino de Santiago, in November and agree …we are all superheroes and capable of anything we can imagine. Enjoy your life and freedom from the restraints of cancer. Blessings 🙏💖 ... View more

Hola Joey23 and thankyou for your reply. I haven’t posted for a while so great to reconnect with community. Last year I successfully walked the 800 km pilgrimage, Camino de Santiago…returning home in November. I was tested to my absolute limit, underestimating the impact of my chemo induced peripheral neuropathy and post chemo fatigue but it was a fantastic experience. My third Camino de Santiago with different challenges but unexpected gifts of grace and courage. I believe all of us who face the many difficult and complicated issues of cancer treatment are warriors and capable of extraordinary things…we are brave and unbreakable beings ! Every day I posted my walking experience on the “do it for cancer” site to fundraise  and this record reminds me of the truly incredible experience, feeling my strength and courage again after the horrid two years of cancer treatment which left me shattered…in pieces. I didn’t listen or read motivational stuff as I always kept walking The Camino again as my motivation to survive cancer treatment, the beacon. Some sort of contract with The Goddess about survival as there were so many days when I really didn’t think I could continue breathing, it was Hell. I am still testing NED which is great and the biggest surprise of all as I really believed that once my “contract” was fulfilled my time here was over. So, I am in the process of discovering what survivorship means for me now…what next ?  I am motivated by the countless stories of courage, struggle and bravery that I read on this site and other cancer sites. We are all truly amazing folk. Ultreya….onwards with courage 🙏💖 ... View more