The start of a journey....

Hi friends and family, thanks for following the link to my new blog.

Is starts a bit like an alcoholics anonymous session
"Hi I'm <insert name> and I'm an alcoholic"
Well I'm not (an alcoholic) but my line is
"Hi I'm Alan Mellon and I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma"

Slight pause for you to gather your breath..........

Yep - I'm afraid so - early days at the moment, lots of testing and lots of questions.
So the actual type of Lymphoma is awaiting discovery and with it the type of treatment I require.
I'll know better about this in the week commencing 21st November.

Over the last few weeks I have been scanned, prodded, poked, had an attractive young lady rub my chest for an hour and have seen the inside of a hospital for myself for the first time in my life.  Ho hum..

If you know me and would like to leave remarks - feel free (I've turned moderation on for now - so be patient), I know most people will be wishing me well in my journey so thanks for that.

I'll update this a little bit more over the weekend and I've invited some Ghost writers to help me for when I'm undergoing treatment and not necessarily feeling 'up to it'

Catch you later - Alan