Five years ago today was the very last of my radiotherapy treatments, bringing to an end a 5 month episode of finding a lump in my neck, to blood tests, needles, more needles, CAT scans etc etc etc, culminating in 3 lots of week-long chemo and 34 sessions of IMRT; a then-new form of radiotherapy. (Incidentally, I was the 16th person to receive this as a form of neck cancer treatment in Scotland - of the 15 before me, over half have died, which is rather sobering).

Many people in my life contributed to helping me through some of the darkest days in my life, not the least of whom were the people who frequent this place, none of whom I have ever met and, probably, who I never will. (Though "never say never", as my motto remains after these many years!) The posts of support, good wishes (and the occasional piss-take!) and all round niceness, sums up all that is good about this place, and all those who frequent it.

Thanks for being there; you'll be seeing me here for many more years yet.

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind