Paul Lockyer

An abridged insight into my treatment & chemo.

I was making good progress during the summer months of 2014 & my visits to Marsden were now monthly, however that was about to come to a sudden halt. This is where Chronic Graft versus Host Disease took a hold...

Chemo every other day & fluid draining was taking its toll now, but with the Pentostatin added the end of chemo was coming into sight.

One of the biggest hurdles is you convince yourself that once your BMT is done it's just a matter of time before things are "normal" again. Let me tell you this is actually only the beginning of the next battle. l arrived home on D+30 still very tired everything was an effort after even the simplest of tasks l would need to rest.

Several days of intense chemo & full body radiation before l was ready for D-0, two very long days attached to a "Dave" during which l recieved my new bone marrow & l am forever greatful to my donor.

L.... E.... U.... The L to A of life....