So today is the 8th anniversary of my diagnosis with blood cancer. I had been sick for several weeks and therefore the diagnosis was not out of the blue. But what was less expected was that I would struggle with chronic illness from then on. I think we often think of even cancer as an acute condition and presume it will either kill you or you will get better. For me it hasn't just been the cancer itself but the knock on effects, almost like a series of dominoes falling over as I add diagnoses and new consultant doctors to the growing list. Read more