The beginning of the end

So…. Since my last blog back in July I’ve been up and down. I did manage to get Cycle 3 in of the 3 drugs I’d had previously. After weeks of delay due to many reasons (sinus infection, abnormal blood results). After cycle 3 I was poorly, actually poorly is massively downplaying it, I was completely drained and had all the horrible side effects going! It was decided then that I wouldn’t have the final cycle (cycle 4) but would go straight onto maintenance therapy of Avastin (Bevacizumab) which is a monoclonal antibody drug which basically stops the growth of new blood vessels to the cancer. We are at the point now of exhausting all of the treatment options available to me, so we as a family have had to have some difficult conversations.

Conversations that are so important to have and some people manage them better than others. I think when the Avastin stops working I will also be thinking of moving my care back to Teesside (up the Boro!) because driving to Leicester and back every 6 weeks for a CT scan is a right pain, it works out to be a ten hour day, even though we always get a cheeky Nandos on the way back!

Fast forward to today……….

I was admitted to ward 14 on Saturday with reduced oral intake and shortness of breath and haven’t really gotten any better. I had a CT Scan on Sunday, my consultant came today and explained that the scan showed that the cancer has taken over in my abdomen and the decision has been made to stop treatment and go home with palliative support. So that’s the plan. Go home and be with my loved ones. This will likely be my last blog so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading.

Take care and best wishes to you all ❤️