Where angels fear to tread

The ups and downs of life as a former hospital chaplain and rare blood cancer sufferer. I was diagnosed with MDS (Myelo Dysplastic Syndrome) in 2000. I had a bone marrow transplant in Oct 2016. Since then I’ve been living with extensive GVHD (Graft Verses Host Disease). Hope you find something that helps in these blogs.

Monday, 13 October 2025

Remembering October

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October is one of those challenging and uplifting months all at the same time. The reason is I have loads of significant dates in the mont...

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

I’ll be back soon

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Sorry I haven’t been posting for a while. I’ve been a bit like a water bug in a cocoon. As soon as my dragonfly wings appear I will start to...

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Monday, 11 November 2024

Audio Diary Special Sister

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0jz5654?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Hi everyone. Something different from me this week. I...

Monday, 21 October 2024

Happy 8th Rebirthday

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Today is my 8th rebirthday. These last 8 years since the transplant have been very interesting. There have been some mega ups and downs. No...

Sunday, 15 September 2024

Blood Cancer Awareness Month 2024 (3)

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This is my 3rd blog in the mini series for #bloodcancerawarenessmonth #thisisbloodcancer. The images are me on a sand board in Brazil and me...

Sunday, 8 September 2024

Blood cancer awareness month 2024 (1)

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September is #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth. I was diagnosed with the rare blood cancer myelo dysplastic syndrome definitively in 2000 although...

Blood cancer awareness month 2024 (2))

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Hi Folks, Here’s the next post in my series for #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth. The photos are historic. Please don’t think they are current. I’...

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Rebel Rev: Hi. Thanks for finding my page. I’m a medically retried Chaplain and still continue to be a Rebel Rev. My cancer journey is not straight forward and I share it in the hope it helps others.

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