Katie R

I’m very lucky in that I have an amazing support system. It’s something that was very apparent from the moment I was diagnosed. Friends taking me to the hospital. Visitors...

Today has also been really hard for a variety of reasons. My toddler has needed a lot of attention and focus after spending 3 nights with her father. Things with...

Once again I’ve started writing various different blog posts in my head on dog walks, never writing them down or dictating them in a voice note. So by the time...

I have my next check-up in 2 weeks. Later than it should have been, really, but there wasn’t a time slot that worked, and I’m not going to lie, it...

It’s funny, well. It’s not really. I seem to often start writing with that phrase when the reality is anything but. Feeling minimized. It’s something that I have too frequently...

I don’t want to say too much. It’s all bit raw. Processing. It looks like big change is about to happen. Not with my health. At least, I don’t think...

I think I’ve now had 2 blood cancer appointments where my consultant hasn’t talked about my going back on treatment or double checking I’ve got some ‘just in case’ which...

And another Blood Cancer Awareness Month has gone by. Another World CML Day has gone by. And for the second year in a row, I basically forgot about it. And...

I had a very tricky week recently. To make it selfishly about me, rather than the parents it happened to. A funeral of the most beautiful little girl. Not earth-side...

This year it felt different. It wasn’t really on my radar but then again, that’s not necessarily a surprise. I normally remember World CML Day, just about. But that’s easier...

Well, I’m currently in the 2-week wait for my leukaemic results, which seems to be coming around faster and faster. I was down to 8-week checks but it’s gone back...

I can’t quite believe it. In fact, the last 2 years had a lot of ‘I can’t quite believe it’ in it. A permanent relationship (probably the biggest surprise to...

And another year has gone by. A different type of year this time. A cancerversary year. My 16th. 16 years since I was diagnosed. 16 years since I got *that*...

Saying goodbye is so hard. You are never really prepared for it. I learned this as a TYA (teenage young adult) with cancer. Suddenly, with blood cancer, you are thrown...

2022. A huge year for me in many ways. My first full year of not living in London since I moved there in 2009.  My first calendar year off chemo...

Well another year has gone by. Another year older. (It was my birthday recently). How the hell has that happened?! And I’ve recently clocked that my mind isn’t as full...

I know it’s been a while. And a lot has happened. My daughter is now 9 and a half months old. We have a 5-and-a-half-month-old puppy and I’m still off...

I had my 4-week appointment today with my consultant and as in all likelihood, by the time I have my next one, the baby will be here, I asked a...

I’ve been in a bit of an odd place with this pregnancy – not that I’ve been pregnant before so this is my first experience, but when I saw those...

Well, believe it or not, this week is week 32 of pregnancy and I have hit the eighth month! I can’t really believe how quickly time has flown by. The...