Today marks my 28th birthday and so it feels like an appropriate time to update Finding Cyril with a new blog. A lot has happened since I found that I was in remission on 16 November 2016. I have adjusted well to my three weekly Avastin treatments, I have started to go back to school, I feel able to go out and do more things, and as a result, have met some really lovely new people. It goes without saying that I have good and bad days. And then there are the days when I can experience what feels like every emotion under the sun in the space of a day. 

 It is hard to put into words what I am feeling on my birthday this year. It’s a real mix of emotions, thoughts and feelings. I thought I would try my hand at poetry as a way of expressing some of it. I’m no poet but here goes!

The thing that comes to mind most of all today is how grateful I am to my team members who are helping me in my current boxing match with ‘Cyril’ (the match where the goal is to remain the champion). My team includes: my medical team, my Avastin treatment, my family and friends, my dog Oscar (concerning that I’ve just realised he has not been mentioned in this blog thus far), Chai Cancer Care and every person who has and continues to support Finding Cyril raise awareness and funds for the incredible Royal Marsden. Thank you all – you really have made this birthday one I’ll never forget. 

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