There are some advantages to being diagnosed with a disease which requires treatment and rest through the summer months. The fact my...

Today's title is a mash-up of the famous Supremes' (and later Phil Collins') hit and a TS Eliot poem, which I recently heard paraphrased...

There was a brief period at the turn of the century when I entertained the idea of becoming a full-time music journalist. At that point,...

As I approach the end of my first fortnightly cycle of chemotherapy, it also feels like the end of chapter one of my cancer journey. It...

Trigger warning: this post talks more explicitly about God, church and faith than previous ones so feel free to skip if these are not...

Forget the cancer, a miracle of grammatic proportions has taken place at Burton Hospital in recent days. You may remember the waiting...

I'm sat alone in the house (a rarity at the weekend!) with the drizzle falling outside, the TV coronation coverage on mute, and the...

A couple of people have told me recently, as I get used to having cancer, that I'm a positive person. I've never really seen that - I...

Tom Hanks is the kind of Hollywood legend I would enjoy sharing a pint and some peanuts with. A few years ago he was interviewed on one...

Well, in the words of the well-known physician Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly! My first reaction to the phone call from Burton...

It’s been just over a week since I emerged from Burton Hospital, shell-shocked, with Lisa by my side. Maundy Thursday 2023. That’s a day...