19/02/2026
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An update on Rod
It’s been a challenging few days trying to work through what’s going on with Rod.
Unfortunately yesterday we had some news that wasn’t the best. Whilst we don’t know what the cancer is doing, whether it has woken up or not, the doctors think it’s the tumour itself creating issues.
Rods echocardiogram shows that his heart function has decreased significantly since the last one in December and this is what’s causing fluid buildup, heart failure and a snowball effect on his kidneys. The specialist called it cardiorenal syndrome which will take some careful management to get Rod more stable.
We are hoping he will be home early next week and from there it will be careful monitoring. This wasn’t the news we wanted to hear but once again it’s part of the cancer journey.
Rods in good spirits albeit tired with how hard his heart is working.
Please excuse me if I don’t answer all your texts, messages or calls it’s only because I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed so it’s a bit easier for me to keep you all posted on here
Much love ~ Christine 🧡