Ben’s Fight with Teenage Cancer

Ben’s Fight with Teenage Cancer I am Ben & at 17 I was diagnosed with ALL, a type of blood cancer. Every person has a journey and a story to tell here is mine...

01/04/2020

Yesterday I went to start my last part of intensive treatment but unfortunately I have had a small set back as my levels were too low to have treatment. I’ll be back in next Tuesday to see if my levels have gone up and I can finish the last 2 weeks of treatment iv been self isolating for two weeks now and will continue to do so hope everyone is staying safe and keeping busy.

Yesterday I started my last main phase ( Delayed intensification .) I had two different bags of chemo and an Intrathecal...
04/03/2020

Yesterday I started my last main phase ( Delayed intensification .) I had two different bags of chemo and an Intrathecal to start this phase off. The only side effects so far are tiredness and a little bit of stomach pain but nothing too bad. My next bit of treatment is tomorrow so hopefully I feel all good after so I can have a good weekend thankyou for all the support so far and all the messages I still keep getting your all amazing 👍🏻

A Big shout out to one of our Nuneaton Rugby Club coaches / Rugby family Charlie Knight for completing Dry January in ai...
01/02/2020

A Big shout out to one of our Nuneaton Rugby Club coaches / Rugby family Charlie Knight for completing Dry January in aid of Ben! It means a lot that someone would show so much dedication and commitment. Thank You!

27/11/2019

Finally home again after a few weeks in hospital with neutropenic sepsis and pneumonia. As my platelets have been so low I’ve had a bleed in my eye leaving me with a blurry spot in my vision. The ophthalmologist is monitoring my vision and this should improve over the next 6 weeks. Waiting for my levels to all come up now so that I can have my final intrathecal chemotherapy for this phase and then start the next phase of treatment.

Really appreciate the support and equipment provided by MATTDOTCOM . The laptop will enable me to continue to work thro...
14/11/2019

Really appreciate the support and equipment provided by MATTDOTCOM . The laptop will enable me to continue to work through treatment when I am feeling fit to. Many thanks to Sharon and David who have made this possible.

It’s been a tough few weeks! As I have reached the end of this phase of treatment I’ve felt really poorly this is becaus...
13/11/2019

It’s been a tough few weeks! As I have reached the end of this phase of treatment I’ve felt really poorly this is because I am currently Neutropenic this means that all of my levels have dropped dramatically. I have zero white blood cells and no neutrophils which has allowed me to catch a few infections making me feel really ill.
To help me to overcome the infections I have had blood transfusions, platelet transfusions, IV antibiotics and white blood cell stimulating injections but my levels are still not improving. My temperature has spiked to 41 degrees. I have my line removed as it was the primary concern for infection. They’re still trying to control my temperature. Hopefully I will see some changes over the next few days.

A huge thank you to Carl Jephcote (Wing chun school of martial arts ) & Micky Wright (Mikey Wright’s Movement’s) for put...
27/10/2019

A huge thank you to Carl Jephcote (Wing chun school of martial arts ) & Micky Wright (Mikey Wright’s Movement’s) for putting on an amazing event today for Ben and raising £600. And a big Thank you for everyone who supported & attended.

So today has been the hardest day of treatment so far this morning on the way to the hospital I felt really nauseous and...
15/10/2019

So today has been the hardest day of treatment so far this morning on the way to the hospital I felt really nauseous and was sick in the car when I got to the hospital I was sick again. the chemo I had the day before was quite strong and they said that it was down to that I had my treatment and when I was having my line dressing changed I went really pale and my lips even went grey I passed out and felt really bad when I came round my blood pressure had dropped and I was due a bag of blood tomorrow so they decided to give it me today after I had the bag I felt a lot better and now I’m back at home. fingers crossed tomorrow goes abit more smooth 🤞🏻

Yesterday I started phase 2 of my treatment. I had my pic line put in so now I don’t have to be prodded and poked with n...
15/10/2019

Yesterday I started phase 2 of my treatment. I had my pic line put in so now I don’t have to be prodded and poked with needles every time I have treatment. Now I have treatment Monday - Thursday for 5 weeks and then I’ll move onto the next phase. Iv started feeling a lot more tired I’m sleeping a lot more and having a few more rough days but I’m staying positive and I’m happy with the progress I’m making in the treatment. thank you all for ur support and messages they make everyday that little bit easier ♥️

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