Another unexpected trip, my logbook - Piero Bruno
‘It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door.
You step into the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to’ - Bilbo
‘Life always throws us challenges. This one I didn't expect. But it's there and I have to do something with it.’ - Piero
This blog is for anyone who wants to hear from me and follow my treatment journey.
If you're here, it's because you received an invitation from my wife. Safyatou to access this blog. She writes this blog with me.
The results of the TEP scan performed last Monday unfortunately show that the disease is not improving. Compared to the examination at the beginning of September, we can notably see the reappearance of the mass in the psoas muscle, bone lesions and,
I have just finished the third chemotherapy session of the fourth treatment protocol for my cancer. This session went rather well. Apart from a great fatigue, I did not experience particularly troublesome side effects. The next step is now the TEP
As Safyatou indicated in August, a new treatment protocol has been put in place. We recently received confirmation that I am responding to the treatment in accordance with the expectations of the doctors treating me. And for now I am staying
I am taking up my pen once again today to give you some news about Piero. These past few weeks have reminded us, yet again, that his care journey is not a straight line and that the steps planned may evolve depending on
The new protocol seems to be yielding the expected results. The latest tests performed a few days ago, particularly the PET scan and the CT scan, are very good. My doctors are satisfied with the progress and believe we are on the right track.
The new chemotherapy protocol has now begun. In a way, we've started from scratch. This means, in the best-case scenario, the end of treatment is now envisioned for October. The first few days haven't been easy. I experienced