Full Circle!

We have returned. After three years we are back in MK. It seems like a lifetime and yet it seems like yesterday. We never imagined we would be back here on any permanent basis but here we are. God has a sense of humour.Anita starts work on Tuesday back at her old place of work …

Too Young

For the second time in three months I have attended the funeral of a friend who has died of cancer. Another peer (a year younger than me) who succumbed to this dreadful illness.Pete was externally positive and always thinking of others. Today's funeral was as much celebration as anything else. The church was packed and …

Weekly Photo Challenge: Scrabble Satisfaction

A contribution to this week's photo challenge: Satisfaction The satisfaction of winning a game of Scrabble. I was particularly satisfied with 'Castled' in the second game.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Scrabble Satisfaction

A contribution to this week's photo challenge: SatisfactionThe satisfaction of winning a game of Scrabble. I was particularly satisfied with'Castled' in the second game.

Jubilee

It is now time to share one of the longest running sagas of my Myeloma. A long running dispute which has only been partially resolved at the very end of our time in Tanzania.

Reunited

The photos tell it all. Picked up the family at Heathrow this morning - Reunited.

Headache

I have woken with a bad headache. Interestingly that in the last few months my general health has been good and I have had little in the way of other illness.  At the same time I have been much more attuned to my body. I think the fact you're being tested and measured on such …

Free

I'm free. I have no scheduled appointments at hospital for many weeks ahead. 😃 Today I met with my consultant who does not need to see me again until October, after my Stem Cell transplantation has taken place. That leaves only my scheduled stem cell harvesting in late August and the transplantation in early October.  …

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual Zebra

A submission to this week's photo challenge: Unusual Jakobsen's Beach near Kigoma, Tanzania, lies on the shores of Lake Tangyanika near to the location where Stanley net Livingstone. However, it is particularly unusual for its mini herd of  four zebra that wander the forest in and amongst the guest houses. There is no nearby safari park …

Getting Mobilised

The next phase of my treatment is going to involve the use of Stem Cells. My own stem cells! Stem Cells are immature cells. Blood forming stem cells are found in the bone marrow, they are known as mononuclear cells and are continually growing into mature blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells or …

Next Steps

Today I went to Nottingham. This important visit was to meet with the medical team at Nottingham City Hospital who are overseeing the next phase of my treatment. That being the production, extraction and reinsertion of my stem cells back into my body either side of some intensive chemotherapy to destroy the remaining Myeloma cells. …

Weekly Photo Challenge: African Sunset Collage

A contribution to this week's photo challenge:Collage Sunsets from across Africa.

Africa Playlist

As my link to Africa comes to an end for now. So I thought I'd share an Africa playlist - different to the others as it contains not only songs which contain the word Africa but also some of the songs which were popular while we were out there - played in the bars and …

Umbilical

It's just about a week now until the family leave Mwanza. I'm looking forward to seeing them back in the UK - it's over three months since I bid my wife and daughter farewell on that twilit Kenyan Easter Monday Morning. Yet at the same time as I am excited to see them - there …

Weekly Photo Challenge: V2V Collage

A contribution to this week’s photo challenge – collage

Victoria to Victoria

A submission to this week’s photo-challenge: Collage 

Two years ago we were in the middle of our epic journey across Africa from Lake Victoria to Victoria Falls. I’ve decided to revisit this blog and to update it having never done so since it was composed on route. It’s a work in progress but I hope to complete it in the next week or so.

My challenge here is to summarise our trip from Mwanza to Livingstone and back using one image from each day to represent the day as a collage of our 29 days on the road.

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