I spent years preparing myself to die but as the magical 5 year survival marker approaches, I need to completely reprogram myself.

The results are in…I have officially been cancer free now for 2 whole years, and I’m feeling very, very grateful.

I've always supported assisted dying for the terminally ill in principal. These days is has become very personal. NSW is now way behind the rest of Australia and NZ on this issue.

How do you get the optimism / pragmatism balance right in the context of Stage 4 cancer and a full-time job ?

A good (on the whole) scan result in December, and some necessary resolutions for 2020.

Apologies to everyone that has emailed or otherwise been in touch to ask for an update on my last scan results.

Just a very brief update to let everyone know I'm still alive and kicking.

I’ve written before about how, as part of my dual tracking cancer strategy, I’ve been recording a series of videos for my kids. I’ve also been writing something I’ve called ‘A long letter from Dad’. Like the videos, the writing is only meant for them, but I just finished one section that I would like to share to get some feedback / other ideas on.

Wow, it’s been two years since my diagnosis. I’m still here and very, very grateful for it. However I haven’t yet learned the art of not just surviving, but thriving.