A bit of a roller coaster week

For us, it's been a good news week. We were delighted to hear that our friend, fellow meso warrior Mavis, will be taking part in a Phase...

Back in the system and getting back on track

Steve is back in the "normal" clinic system.  However, we didn't get to see Dr T or one of the usual registrars when he went f...

feet on the ground...plans all up in the air

Although his skin is still sensitive to sunlight and strands of hair continue to fall out from time to time, Steve continues to recover from...

Treading water

It feels a bit like we've been treading water this week, waiting for things to happen... Four weeks after finishing the VanSel early pha...

An anniversary, a publication, a visit and a close encounter with a "donut"

Three weeks since Steve finished the Vansel drug trial and the side effects continue to remind us what his body has been through.  He still ...

beginning to bounce back

It's now two weeks since Steve finished the Vansel drug trial. During the first week off the drugs, it felt rather like two steps forwar...

slowly, slowly, slowly....

We knew better than to expect instant relief from all the side effects of treatment once Steve stopped taking vandetanib and selumetanib on ...

The trial is over

Today is Day 28 of Cycle 2 of the Vansel Early Phase drug trial which started on 3 February.  Which means after 70 days and two cycles of tr...