Two questions that make life more difficult in facing this diagnosis are the ones so commonly asked. How are you feeling? How’s the treatment going? The answers are elusive to say the least! I’m...
A need to grieve: August 22, 2026
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An Update on my Health
During a recent trip to Brisbane, a stay in the hospital for a painful wrist led doctors to discover irregularities in my blood count. Following further testing and a bone marrow biopsy back home, I have been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).
As I navigate this diagnosis, I have chosen a path of minimal intervention to focus on comfort, peace, and quality of life. While standard full treatment might offer up to two years, my decision means my remaining time may be measured in months. I approach this next stage of life with deep gratitude for the journey so far and appreciation for all who share in it.
One Month Down the Track – Journal 20260817
It is a month now since I received a diagnosis it has taken me a month to even begin to understand. This life changing disease of the very marrow of my bones has crept up over this my 82nd year,...
A First Response – 20th July 2026
I have some difficult news to share. During a recent trip to Brisbane, I was admitted to hospital with severe pain in my right wrist and hand. While I was there, routine tests revealed that my blood...
Journal 20260720
I have lived by the maxim: I will not die an unlived life I have asked myself over and over: is the life that I am living the life that wants to express itself through me Now as I face a cancer...