Wow…. you’re both living proof that miracles happen!

All my best wishes to you both

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Thank you.
Some people have said that - I think “a statistical outlier” sounds far cooler in my nerdy World lol 

I don’t feel amazing, just so incredibly lucky. 
The only unusual thing I did was set myself the target of being fit enough to sail competitively  by Easter after finishing chemo in early January. That physical recovery started with three weeks alone on a beach in South Goa complete with neuropathy, chemo brain fog and exhaustion. 
I felt I needed time alone and away from acting the patient role, meeting only people who didn’t know me from Adam, seeing the worry on the faces of family and friends and talking day in and day out about cancer! 
I slept a lot, swam in the sea a lot, ate far too much as my appetite returned and by the end of my break I was walking several miles a day. The travel insurance was expensive but, at the time, I thought that I had less than a year to live.
My wife couldn’t believe the difference when I arrived home - though the suntan and putting half a stone back on helped.
My end of chemo CT scan results were received a couple of days after my return home and showed the chemo hadn’t just stopped my cancer from growing, but that the primary had shrunk by 50% and the mets by 60%. 
That felt like a miracle. 
Sorry for rambling on.

Hi Davek

I completely understand why you needed to be alone in Goa. Swimming, resting in the sun, sleeping and enjoying plenty of food, sounds as if, it was the perfect place to be.

For your wife to have seen such a difference in you, is wonderful. 

Then the results of your scan …. that is miraculous!

I’ve loved listening to you ….

It’s heart warming…

Fingers crossed for a great day ahead ….

My best wishes 

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