Shit I've got Cancer
David BarrowMy day-to-day diaries as I discover and tackle Colon Cancer. I'm hoping to use my journey to help others.
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The Final Diary Entry
It started right here.
On the 10th of January 2025, three days before my surgery, I wrote my first entry on this Substack. You can still read it here: The Day Everything Changed.
I wasn’t sure what I was doing or why. My friend Lucy had...
It began pre-surgery
This Saturday, Wayne and I are running 106 kilometres around the Isle of Wight.
Actually, it’s become more like 108km. How does coastal erosion make it even longer?
If you’ve been here since the beginning, you’ll remember wher...
In the Fog of Chemotherapy: Book Release Day
April 21st 2026
Today sees the release of Part 2 of these diaries, subtitled ‘The Fog of Chemotherapy’.
In all honesty, it wasn’t until 16:00 yesterday that I realised today was the day.
For some reason, I was a day behind myself, so...
Part 2: The Fog of Chemotherapy
Hello everyone.
Firstly, and easily most importantly. Its Bowel Cancer Awareness month.
So I’d like to begin by thanking for sharing this oh so useful guide to the symptoms of Bowel Cancer.
Truthfully, I barely had any of these sympto...
Revisiting Chemotherapy
This continues my three-part series that revisits day one of my CAPOX chemotherapy as administered in March of 2025 - something I still carry the after effects of today.
14 March 2025 – Part two
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