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.

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Dealing with fear and panic

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What a day! In London it’s been a beautiful warm and sunny day. I arrived at the hospital in good time for a CT scan of my sinuses. That a...

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Suppressing the ego

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Sorry for not updating sooner. I’ve been feeling exhausted. I guess it’s the Rituximab treatment. I have one more dose to go this Friday. T...

Saturday, 4 May 2019

A life saving gift

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So another long couple of days being treated by our wonderful NHS. Yesterday I spent the day on the Chemotherapy Day Unit. I left home...

Friday, 26 April 2019

Change the system

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This is going to be a different sort of blog and I’m going to try and bring you with me on one of my hospital days and the week that follows...

Sunday, 21 April 2019

Hard Days.

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Happy Easter everyone Life has been pretty challenging lately. I think that having had a blocked Hickman Line for a couple of months a...

Sunday, 7 April 2019

What a week

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This was my night last night. It doesn’t happen very often. I was still restless at 4am. I’m not surprised. It’s been one of those weeks. ...

Thursday, 4 April 2019

Interventional Radiology Again

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Had a wonderful few days in Glasgow at the British Society for Haematology conference. It was great to listen to these inspirational clinic...

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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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