9: In Memory of Richard Shipton
Following the sudden passing of Richard Shipton Rich was more than an colleague – he was a true friend of so many and was invaluable help with my own horrible journey. We bonded over music, marmite, curry and culture – kids of the 80s and 90s and still kids at heart. We love Depeche Mode, […]
8: So Hard
By this point my mentality of you are not dead yet was complimented by another from my life. It comes from cycling folk law – I believe the originator or documenter of the rules is first laid down in a book called “Velominati – Keepers of the Cog” My mentality often made me think of […]
7: Day 0: Its only just begun
My Leukaemia journey started in an unplanned unexpected hurry. Most peoples journey to cancer and leukaemia starts one of two ways; Expectation of something wrong – biopsy and scans are taken and one fateful day the news is delivered. I have no idea if this is better or worse – I guess you ready your […]
6: Waiting for the 7.18
The stats around T-ALL and for that matter Leukaemia are fragmented unless you are health professional and like many others I’ve spoken to I decided not to google (as an ex Microsoft employee I’m forever programmed to say Bing) to much as the internet is a murky place and depressing and out of context stats […]
5: F.E.A.R
My first (and prior to Leukaemia) only other stay in hospital was to have my tonsil and adenoids out and grommets put in my ears when I was around 7 years old – I still managed to end up in casualty having been put on an adults ward (this was the early 80s) and deciding […]
4: You are not dead yet
The phase come from graffiti written on a toilet wall in a French ski resort and became a mantra I live by – I made stickers up and had them on everything fast I’ve owned – bikes, motorbikes, surfboards, cars. You are not dead yet – you have a choice – yes you only live […]
3: The never ending why
On May 22nd 2023 my life changed forever – not just mine but my wife, kids, mother, brothers friends and colleagues. I was diagnosed, completely out of blue – with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. A diagnosis that derails everything. Go to Accident and Emergency Do not pass Go Do not collect £200 My diagnosis was a […]
2: Don’t look back in Anger
I am not sure I could have planned being diagnosed with leukaemia better or worse. Life before leukaemia was in flux and exciting new beginnings – from a work perspective in Jan 2023 Bam Boom Cloud, the company I was Chief Commercial Officer and one of 6 leadership team shareholders was sold to Pax8. I […]
1: Mr Brightside
I don’t so much tick as move. I was always moving, not house or home just going, pushing trying to go faster chasing speed. Growing up in the 80s was a life of adventure. I was born in a small village called Whalley in the Ribble Valley – still pleasant but an ever growing town […]
0: Intro
50% of Gen X will contract cancer – you are not dead yet is a resilience mindset from an award winning entrepreneur who was put to the test with sudden onset of a bad ass version of Leukaemia. Having worked with alongside a Dragon Den star Piers Linney and at Microsoft UK Robert set up […]