My personal blog
Simon Yeo
We bought a house!
Our new home has five big bedrooms (so we now have a “spare” bedroom), a fire place, triple garage all on a good size block of land with a decent back yard. After renting for 14 years, it’s finally good to have a place to call our own.
Good and Bad news
Even though I’ve been reacting well to treatment, doctors want me to be aware of the reality of the situation: my cancer is terminal. It is likely that I have less than 12 month to live. My intention is to prove the doctors wrong.
My Last Cancer Update (hopefully)
My most recent posts on this blog have been about my health and battle with pancreatic cancer. Thankfully the growth was discovered early enough for doctors to be able to totally remove the tumour. Six months of chemotherapy has hopefully reduced the risk of...
Christmas Photos 2019
2019 Christmas Morning Family Photo Just a quick look (above) at our annual family photo in front of the Christmas tree. We always post our traditional Christmas pic on the family blog, and I try to then re-post here on my personal blog. This year, I can honestly say...
Cancer and Chemotherapy
The last couple of posts, here on my personal blog, have been about my health issues and diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer. Since then I've spent eight weeks in hospital at Monash Clayton following the "Whipples Procedure" surgery, which removed the head of my...
Cancer Surgery
I explained in my previous blog post that I was in hospital with what is more than likely a cancerous growth on the head of my pancreas. Tomorrow I'm having major surgery to remove the tumour, which will also mean loosing the head of my pancreas, gall bladder,...