Tomorrow marks my final chemo infusion and the end of my active treatment - a final update (for now). My time at home following my third inpatient stay has more or less followed the same pattern as the previous ones. For the first few days, my energy levels were still quite low and I felt … Continue reading Cycle 3, Day 14 – 17 September 2026 →

My dad had a near-death experience when he was young – his attitude towards life planted the seeds for my own approach of challenging circumstances. I have completed my final full day at the hospital. Tomorrow, I receive my final infusion and then I will return home. One of the nurses summed it up quite … Continue reading Cycle 3, Day 4 – 7 September 2026 →

There are surely better places to be on a Sunday than an oncology ward – but they do bring out the "fun" food. And just like that I have completed the majority of my final inpatient stay. Tomorrow marks my final full day at the hospital and by Tuesday evening I will be back home … Continue reading Cycle 3, Day 3 – 6 September 2026 →

Today one of the nurses learned it is near impossible to win a game of "Guess My Age" with my parents. The second day of my final cycle passed in about as uneventful a way as the rest. My oncologist dropped by again this morning, funnily enough while I was in the middle of reading … Continue reading Cycle 3, Day 2 – 5 September 2026 →

A day marked by the start of my final cycle and nurses using my room as a zen oasis to flee the hospital stress. After Tuesday's hiccup we are finally underway: I have completed the first day of my final chemotherapy cycle. Quite literally everyone on the floor is excited on my behalf. They are … Continue reading Cycle 3, Day 1 – 4 September 2026 →

Discharged due to low white blood cell count or how I got cockblocked by my own immune system. I arrived at the hospital at around 8.20am. Slight disappointment at the check-in: no private rooms were available this time around. For readers from outside Luxembourg, the way it works here is that anyone can request a … Continue reading Cycle ?, Day ?? (1 September 2026) →

As summer slowly fades into autumn and my final cycle is about to begin, I find myself drawn into a familiar inner silence. Tomorrow I will return to the hospital for the third and (in all likelihood) final time. It is rather pleasing that Day 1 of Cycle 3 coincides with 1 September. I've been … Continue reading Cycle 2, Day 21 (31 August 2026) →

From quiet moments at home, warm chats in between, and a Proustian moment at the bottom of a pint of alcohol-free Guinness. It's been a while since I've updated this blog, so let me get you up to speed on how the past week went for me. I faced an unexpected challenge coming back from … Continue reading Cycle 2, Day 12 – 22 August 2026 →

Cancer patients are often framed as being in a fight with their illness – I hold a different view. I have officially completed my final full day at the hospital. After receiving tomorrow's treatment, I will be discharged and return home once more. Cycle 2 has in many ways been more comfortable than Cycle 1. … Continue reading Cycle 2, Day 4 – 14 August 2026 →