I’m not saying I’ve been slack on here but I’ve only posted seven times in the last two years. Some of that is because I’ve been busy but some of that is just that medically, things have been pretty quiet. Which is a good thing. So this blog is for two things. A medical update and some numbers about the year. Enjoy.

Anyway I thought I’d quickly demonstrate my 2025 in numbers and you can see the year that was. (Lots of apps track stuff now so that’s… Good I guess?

So in 2025 I had

12 infusions in hospital (every 28 dayish) so about 65 hours in hospital.

Only seven blood tests (compared to the bad year of over 200).

34 takeaways… With 15 from fat boys (perhaps appropriate)

I read 120 books, which took approximately 535 hours or 22 days.

Played 26 computer games. Completed 19 and spent… Well tough to say but 495 hours or so… Or 20 days.

Visited 5 other countries (1 new one, Mexico making it 64)

Walked 3287710 steps (or 1590 miles)

Slept for 6 hours 49 mins average a night.

Listened to 239.5 hours of music (within temptation was my biggest artist).

105 hours of 1 to 1 Spanish and….

1570 lessons on Duolingo at 71 hours.

Went to too many restaurants with Valero being visited a whopping 41 times… And spent over a thousand pounds there… Oh…. (Apparently I’ve been there 264 times since it opened… I think I have a problem).

Rather embarrassingly I’ve spent 299 hours in restaurants (only 12.5 days).. And only 54 hours playing sports and none in December. Mental note, more work outs. (Or even some workouts).

I’ve raised 20k for charity (through work and personal) and planted 1200 trees (same).

Finally I’ve still not bought a pair of socks. (42 year streak and holding).

Note* someone did, quite rightly, point out I didn’t mention the kids. Don’t worry they were with me for most of the music and computer games. Some of the reading (we all read books together) and some of the restaurants, so we had a good crack together! :).

So all in all an interesting year. Given I’m 43 next year I think it’s time I started doing more exercise, I hope that stat gets better.

Conversely I don’t want to read as many books, but do want to complete Duolingo spanish which I think will be another 100 hours. (They’ve added content for years and that’s the longest at around 800 hours content now.) I also want to keep my twoish hours of Spanish tution a week.

Less takeaway would be good. Maybe one every three week? Or let’s be generous 20 in a year.

Maybe slightly less time in restaurants too…

Anyway I feel pretty good at the moment and even though it’s been seven months since I posted this is just because Its all been plain sailing. I do have a CT scan tomorrow because I haven’t had a sense of smell for two yearsish and a reduced sense of taste for the same, so I’m hoping that yields something. Otherwise more of the same with infusions.

The final good thing is that I had a blood test in early December and my lymphocyte count is 1.4. It should be 1-4 but when I was diagnosed it was 12 and then when I was treated it was 56. It is also where my cancer cells reside. So no growth in them for four years. (Since chemo) Which is great news. Seems I should be considering chemo again in less than a year to 5 years based around the original plan (5-10 after treatment) this is great news.This is well ahead (or behind depending on your view) of where I could have been.  Long may it continue.

Also original numbers, albeit well outdated, had survival at 75% at five years and 50% at ten from diagnosis. It’s now been 12 and a half I’ve had it and will be 13 in June next year. Take that statistics. (And all new tests are much more positive).

So all in all. Happy new year to you and yours and I’m hoping for more of the same.