I first remember meeting my grandfather Richard (Dick) Lanigan in the winter of 1962, I was a young boy, my parents had decided to split up and men sister Eleanor and I were sent to live with my fathers parents who I hardly knew. He was taller than everyone and … Continue reading
As many friends will know I have been writing a memoir for a few years. Its about my experience with cancer and Cannabis Oil, this is the first chapter, my lowest point in the journey. The consultant had taken away all hope and according to the government, it is illegal … Continue reading
Every year I am offered an appointment with an oncologist to see how I am, it’s usually with a registrar rather than a consultant. If it’s one I know I will start the conversation with “don’t look so depressed because I am alive and cancer free just because it was not … Continue reading
In August 2013 doctors gave me a death sentence! With that ” power gaze” the philosopher Michel Foucault described, they took away all hope and told me to prepare for the end. I searched the medical literature for some encouragement and the best I could find stated; no one had … Continue reading
Hate this shit that shows up on my profile on Face Book no doubt because the C word comes up often and the assume I am interested and might give to a cancer charity. October is not cancer month, if you have cancer its every fucking month. I cant even … Continue reading
For the second day in a row the Guardian is going with this negative story of people seeking alternatives to help them live better with cancer. Again they sully the memory of Jesica Ainscough who died a few days ago having lived well with cancer for seven years and when … Continue reading
Have to laugh at this article by oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava in todays Guardian 4/3/15 “What do doctors say to ‘alternative therapists’ when a patient dies? Nothing. You have to love this outrage when someone decided to shun the medical cartel for cancer treatment! I went with conventional treatment in 2011, was … Continue reading
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Since being diagnosed with cancer in 2011, my family and I have been aware that the end would come one day and it would be unpredictable. On Friday the 13 June 2014 the “grim reaper” came for me at 3:00 am, I apologized to Janette for not being easy to … 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
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 I was first diagnosed Janette contacted her former boyfriend Carlos a bio tech analyst to get the latest info on cancer research. Everyone wonders how Janette and I are got together, we are so so different; Carlos on the other hand is Janette’s soul mate. Having done their PhD’s … Continue reading
