https://richardherring.com/warmingup/ en robs@notbbc.co.uk Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:57:43 +0100 https://richardherring.com/warmingup/23/6/2026/index.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0100 8606/21525A couple of days of being a pushy prick and I finally managed to get in touch with someone who could sort out appointments for the rest of my treatment. And the good news is that I don't have to start again. The two I have had still count, so I only have to be pricked three more times. If all goes to plan I'll be done by next Wednesday. Giving myself eleven days to recover enough to go on holiday (though I think I will still have to keep out of crowds if I don't want to be immuno-compromised). https://richardherring.com/warmingup/22/6/2026/index.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0100 8605/21524Appetite slightly returning, annoyingly and I had a proper lunch of some soup. Luckily I should lose my appetite again whenever I end up getting the full treatment, though I am (again) really struggling to get in touch with anyone to work out when that will be.As a self-employed person this is doubly frustrating as no one is giving me sick pay and I can't really put in much in the way of work as I don't know when I will be free and well enough to do it.Has my two shots of chemo given me some form of mini cure? https://richardherring.com/warmingup/21/6/2026/index.html Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:42:00 +0100 8604/21523I haven't got to spend too much time with the kids recently as I've either been in hospital or in bed and trying to isolate a bit so I don't pick up any treatment-threatening, life-threatening bugs. But they came in today to give me my Father's Day cards and presents and to remind me (as if I needed reminding) that I absolutely can't die for at least 15 years, however much my body wants to self-destruct.I didn't get the #1 Dad it the world this year, but it's nice that it's gone to someone else, as it was getting a bit embarrassing. https://richardherring.com/warmingup/20/6/2026/index.html Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:03:00 +0100 8603/21522I find myself in a weird limbo where man delights not me, no nor woman either. Nor most TV shows and the vast majority of foods. I could be passing the many hours I have to myself watching films or catching up on TV shows, or reading books. But so little interests me, in the weird purgatory between 2/5ths of a treatment and another 5/5ths of a treatment. https://richardherring.com/warmingup/19/6/2026/index.html Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:28:00 +0100 8602/21521What a great way to show you�€re a Newsround fan and help us out during this difficult time. Thank You Moriarty t shirts now available to order here. We�€ll take orders for a fortnight and then print whatever we�€ve sold. You won�€t be able to buy them later!And I don't know if you've heard, I've got incurable cancer, so you know, do the right thing!THANK YOU, MORIARTY.OK so thanks to the wonderful British press (and I suppose I am partly responsible) that joke backfired a bit on me. https://richardherring.com/warmingup/18/6/2026/index.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:05:11 +0100 8601/21520My first ever non-baby related night in hospital was quite eventful.After doing a fair few tests already I got a visit from a doctor, who seemed a bit more concerned than I had hoped. I don't know how old she thought I was, but she asked me if I was still working. I know I am a bit ill but that's the first time I've been accused of being a pensioner.Even though the only time I have had a high temperature was when waiting for my injection yesterday, she wasn't taking any chances. https://richardherring.com/warmingup/17/6/2026/index.html Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:07:01 +0100 8600/21519Fucking Jeremy Clarkson stealing my thunder.A much less settled night in which I was a big confused and tossing and turning and which led to a spectacular sleep graph. Thos orange bits are every time I woke up.Bizarrely when I went down for breakfast I felt better than I had before the chemo. Maybe it was curing me already.Bad news when I went in for today's third jab. They took my blood pressure and temperature and told me that the latter was too high for them to give me my jab today.