Great party for the participants on Sunday evening and I saw the oficial results, I finished 411 out of 493 males and 27 on my age group. Even got a mention in Danish newspaper BT. When I crossed the finish line, I got my life back no one will feel … Continue reading
Just finished not sure of exact time forgot to stop my watch about 6hours 30 minutes. I can’t describe the feeling. Just talked to the kids on Skype so happy I made them proud of me am so tired o cant write much. I can feel spmething in my feet … Continue reading
We are staying in a “town” I have never heard of near the wall.the tell me it has a population of 3 million, but you could not see the size of the place for the smog Day before race took it easy everybody went site seeing Ole and I just … Continue reading
Left Beijing at 6.30 to inspect the route. The steps are harder than I thought, I guess there were no building regs when they were built. Took an hour to get across a 4 K section. Great to meet up with Klaus and Ole, they are as excited as I … Continue reading
We have just landed in Beijing It’s hard to believe its only last August we first talked about this and now we are here.its really happening. I was hoping to keep my friends informed on Facebook but its not allowed here so I will put updates on the blog, which … Continue reading
When I tell people I had lost all sensation in my hands and feet after chemotherapy they would often say, that’s not too bad. I suppose if you compare it to losing your eyesight or losing a limb it doesn’t seem soo bad. But when you’re standing trying to put … Continue reading
End of June we went for a few days to Center Parks with the kids. Its a kind of middle class Butlins, with lots of sports activities and swimming facilities, which are help full in getting feeling back into my hands and feet. One of the awful things about cancer, … Continue reading
Perhaps now is the time to tell readers about my relationship with Lance and the role he played in getting me to run the Great Wall Marathon. When I was first diagnosed. A number of people suggested I read Lance Armstrong’s book “it’s not About the Bike” . In … Continue reading
The longest march starts with the first step and up until France, they had been baby steps. Probably the first big improvement in my physical condition that would lead to the Great Wall of China happened during my ten days in France. On holiday sitting in doors watching TV because … Continue reading
Starting the recovery after chemotherapy Continue reading
There is an increasing awareness in health care of the relationship between Exercise and wellbeing. Last year at a conference I met Dean Ornish who I later found out was Steve Jobs doctor. He did a study and found people who did 30 minutes cardiovascular exercise every day were less likely to get … Continue reading
When disaster hits having people to love is what is important Continue reading
Hypnotherapy helped me deal with my cancer diagnosis Continue reading
I had seen the tumour on the screen, the doctors face, I did not need to wait for the biopsy. The nurse told me I would be having CT and MRI scans the following week. Their sense of urgency and my clinical knowledge left me in no doubt the biopsy … Continue reading
On the 15 of March I had my appointment with the consultant at Kingston hospital. By now I was seeing small streaks of blood on my poo. Your mother had cancer in her bowel he asked. What age was she when she died? Fifty four, I said my 54th birthday … Continue reading
On March 4th I went to the doctor because for the previous few weeks my bowel habits had changed. Normally I would poo once a day in the morning after getting up and over the last few weeks I have been going a number of times during the day and … Continue reading