@timeshifterapp I don’t have a recognised flight number as we’re travelling on a chartered flight - is there anything I can do to work around that please? ✈️
The first conversation I had with my oncologist, we were just talking about his experiences as a doctor (which...awesome, it was very good to get know him a bit) and I ended up asking if people ever decide to not follow his advice.
He said yes, and he looked very sad and then he told me that every single one of conversations are going to be with him forever.
What a very hard thing that must be...to have someone turn down your advice...to not get chemo, or exit the treatment early, only to come back and find that now the prognosis is much worse and the treatment plan much less clear.
It seemed to me that, at least in part, he felt his inability to keep them on the treatment path was a personal failure. I wish I could take that guilt away from him, because it's not his fault. We're all susceptible to simple stories that give us back a sense of control, even if it's an illusion. And sometimes people cannot be convinced...and sometimes that's deadly.
I'm very grateful that my worldview meshes well with the most effective paradigms. I didn't get that because I'm smart, I got it by the luck of my upbringing. And if ever a doctor tells you that you need chemo...there will almost certainly be people in your life who tell you that you should try alternatives instead.
You. Should. Not.
You can and should do acupuncture and restorative yoga and aromatherapy and eat less sugar and whatever other things help you. But do those things AND get the treatment recommended by your oncologist. Cancer patients have control, it's just a different kind of control than we're used to, and it can be disruptive to an identity to submit to that lack of control. But that's just...having a body, and I'm very happy that I get to have a body.
@fireboyle Isn’t luck a funny word when it comes to cancer!! Hope that they can get the pain under control for you. Couldn’t agree more with the hashtag! 🖕
"I think adrenaline helped a lot" 😅
Keep your eyes across Sky Sports F1 this weekend for Martin Brundle's full chat with Lance Stroll on just how he managed to drive in Bahrain📺
Hope the Qatari’s enjoyed that closing montage of their beautiful World Cup, soundtracked by… a gay, HIV positive, man, singing about the Power Of Love. 🌈 ✌🏻
Beautifully done, @BBCSport 👏
Gay people in Qatar could face 7 years in prison but the English FA “cannot put our players in the situation where they might be booked”. What an absolute farce.
To be clearer, Leland needs a bone marrow match. By registering below, you’ll be sent a kit… You take a quick swab of your cheek and register to save a life like Leland’s. Takes only a few minutes. Let’s kick the shit out of childhood cancer please.
NEWS: We are delighted to announce that 2022 @Formula2 Champion @FelipeDrugovich will become the first member of the @AstonMartinF1 Driver Development Programme.
Tap below to find out more.
Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.
It began with a heart attack 🧵
from the pot noodle eating, British comedy watching, fast as lightning teenager to the father, husband, four times World Champion and environmental activist..we are proud to have been a small part of your story
enjoy the next chapter…
💙
#THEREISSTILLARACETOWIN