Author Archives: Topherwelch

I wrote this post a few weeks ago, but forgot to press the publish butto. Sorry. More to come soon. Christmas came and went, but Autumn remained with damp weather and darkness. At the same time my radiation therapy, with daily visits to the hospital, was completed. I was looking forwards to six weeks ofContinue reading “Winter is here: BBQ-season!”

Inlägg från Bitte i överenskommelse med Chris. Chris avslutade enligt plan behandlingen med strålning och cytostatika den 8/1 efter sammanlagt 6 veckors behandling. Han har nu vilopaus i en månad innan nästa fas i behandlingen. Vilopausen har visat sig mycket behövlig då han har blivit mycket trött och utmattad. Några dagar med stor trötthet, illamående,Continue reading “Fatigue”

In Sweden, during the period between Christmas and new year, one can often hear the phrase “God fortsättning” as a greeting between people as they meet. In normal years you would hear this all over the place, 2020 is, as we are all too well aware, somewhat different. Google translate, which lacks any trace ofContinue reading “Keep going”

Made a visit to the barber in order to disguise the bald patch mentioned in the previous post. I decided not to go for the Mohican, but for a GI-Joe style instead. I thought I would be very conspicuous, but on a quick visit to the supermarket, I noticed that a lot of other men,Continue reading “Bad day for shampoo manufacturers”

Almost half-way through the radiation treatment and the first signs have become visible. None of them are unexpected, and none are any cause for worry. I have some small reddish patches on the left side of my face where the radiation enters to do the treatment, and on the right side of my head justContinue reading “Hair-raising effects”

Monday to Friday I am off to the hospital for my radiation treatment. The daily dose is 2 Gy 2 Grays* (named after Louis Gray, a radiobiologist from London, who worked together with a number of prominent physicists, including Lawrence Bragg, Nobel prize in physics, 1915). In total I will get a dose of 60Continue reading “Tumour Humour”

If you happen to have some salmon leftovers in your fridge you might want to try this recipe. It is a salmon Wallenbergare inspired by the veal Wallenbergare which is very popular in Sweden. I checked a few recipes on-line and made my own from what I thought were the best available. It just soContinue reading “Salmon Wallenbergare”

I attended a workshop in Brussels, a few years ago, on the topic of making the energy sector in Europe free from greenhouse gas emissions. As I arrived early, I was invited to join a lunch meeting with some of the head research officers from a number of major car manufacturers from Europe and Asia.Continue reading “Get on with it!”