August 2013: End of the beginning, or beginning of the end?

Its the uncertainty that causes, you would like answers but nobody has them. It must be a bit like taking all your money to the horse races and having to bet it on a horse in each race. You gather as much information as possible to help you with your decision, there are no guarantees. Some will enjoy the excitement others will be unable to watch. The people who come out ahead are usually the ones who back the favorites, Cancer is not much different, 100/1 chances do win sometimes but its very rare.
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…
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…
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…