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, 28 May 2018

World Blood Cancer Day 2018

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Well it’s been a week of contrasts for me. My long suffering partner went away with a friend for a week of R&R. I decided that while th...

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

Life saving blood saves Rebel Rev again

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I had an interesting encounter yesterday. I met a new doctor to me at my local hospital. He is a haematology registrar and obviously likes t...

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Smile for the camera!

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Well I’ve had an interesting day. I had to have a PET CT scan. This meant driving through rush hour London to get to the hospital for 9.30am...

Friday, 27 April 2018

Thanks for saving my life

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Once again I need to say thank you to altruistic strangers for saving my life. Thank you for the gift of life in this bag of blood. Your do...

Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Rebel Rev goes back to school

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When I very first started this blog it was about my experiences as a hospital chaplain in a busy London hospital. To protect the patients a...

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Broken crayons still colour

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It’s been a weird few months. To recap, I’d been having a rough spell with lots of stomach pains after eating. Then I picked up an obscure v...

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Sometimes all you can do is grit your teeth

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Sometimes I just don’t know what to say in this blog. I try to remain upbeat most of the time because that is me. Some times this is hard th...

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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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