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.
I am approaching this second chemotherapy session under the best possible conditions, with a satisfactory overall state. For now, I feel surprisingly well. The teams at the Daniel Hollard Institute are as professional and attentive as ever, and time has passed very quickly.
I continue to make progress and rest. Despite the side effects of chemotherapy that we had to go through, I am focused on improving my overall health, day by day. The next step will take place in mid-April, with the appointment for
This week has undoubtedly been the strangest and most dizzying of my life. The diagnosis is now made: it's lymphoma. As one doctor said, «it's not the nicest type of lymphoma.» The treatment will
Tonight, I'm writing. On Friday, we received a call from Piero's doctor at the Daniel Hollard Institute. Analysis of the biopsies at this stage enables us to make a preliminary diagnosis, which will be confirmed in a few days' time: Piero has a
First of all, I'd like to thank all the people who have written to us over the last few days. Your messages mean a great deal to me and make me feel really good. Today, it's been a week since the biopsy, and we still don't have the results.
The biopsy took place on Wednesday morning, March 11, 2026. The procedure went well and, after a few hours in the clinic, I was able to go home. It was the first general anaesthetic of my life. The surgery went as planned and