The last 5 years have flashed by. Even with the Covid pandemic that’s seemingly here to stay. It made no difference to us, being key workers, we worked the whole time. I was very very worried, working in a school, thinking what if I bring it back to him, hearing it attacks the kidneys and he’s only got the one. We double checked and he was not in the vulnerable category and so far, so good. We are doubly vaxxed and await the booster.
So on Monday 22nd October, he had his CT scan.
Last October he was told that everything was stable and unchanged, so his 6 monthly scans would now be one 12 month one. If this one is clear then he will be discharged from oncology. Yay!
He will then have the same odds and Joe Bloggs and the rest of the adult population of getting cancer.
Given that’s 1 in 2 according to Ch4 and stand up to Cancer, we are hoping he’s done his bit for the statistics.
I intend to look in the paper file I’ve kept and log the missing dates and info for my failing memory and for other people should they need help and reassurance.
I spent a good hour re reading everything and got very emotional. The reason was on instagram, there was a blogger posting about his kidney cancer and he’d just had his removed. I reached out to him and directed him here because it was one of the first things I did online - look for support. There was a bit, but not loads. So the more, the better I think.
Fingers crossed it won’t be too long before the letter lands on the mat. I will come back and report it for posterity.
Thanks for reading and sticking by us.
