Sad few months... and I'm apparently "doing a thing" Again!
I have struggled with writing something here for months. At the end of 2024 I wasn't sure what to write because I was in a period of uncertainty. The clinical trial had been hugely successful, reversing years of growth. In late 2024 my scans started to show signs of treatment failure. As I said to my oncologist “I’ve seen this film before… and I didn’t like the ending”. There were signs of growth but nothing definitive; nothing that qualified as treatment progression. In November they asked me if I had developed a cough (not something you want your oncologist to ask). Apparently there was a tumour that was growing next to my right bronchus and they were concerned. We decided to try going up in dose to see if it would help and rescan in January. For some reason this spurred me to do what I said I would never do… sign up for a full marathon 🤦♀️. Looking back… I signed up on January 1st (maybe I was still under the influence?) Soon after, January hit my family like a ru...