Finally, after 8 weeks of medical mayhem, a quiet month arrives like a lull in the storm. A chance to take stock and get the necessary done before treatment starts. There is a schedule and a rhythm to this mirror world of being a cancer patient with secondaries and I realise I am being acclimatised.…

I have noticed that posts get over 500 views when there’s an emergency or some drama. Old TV habits die hard. At Channel 4 we were aware that the Asian and Black audiences went up when you put ‘Secret’ and ‘Genius’ in the title. So today I am aiming to be very dull. No clickbait…

3.10 in cancer ward F. I haven’t slept yet. They took me for an X-ray around midnight insisting on taking me everywhere in a wheelchair. I feel like a fraud when I do a Little Britain and walk to the machine. The nurses are great here and I learn about their lives as night workers,…

I finally made it to the long awaited oncology appointment! They have probably never seen someone so cheerful bounce into clinic. But then most newly diagnosed patients have not been via ‘Lung’. It was a relief to be talking breast cancer and the whole tone and prognosis is much more upbeat. My treatment will consist…