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As ever a month full of activity and am pleased to report generally good.
My monthly trips to the hospital had the best result I can hope for with my blood score remaining at the lowest it has ever been.

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I hope you enjoyed the prolonged break without a blog from me, rest assured I am still here, still battling, pushing , kicking and occasionally screaming!
In the last 6 weeks the most important thing for me has been the time to spend with my family and friends. Its a 4th xmas with cancer and the 2nd that I never thought I would have.

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I looked back on my bloggy emails I have sent this year to reflect on what I have achieved, inspired by John Lennon immortal line "And so this is Christmas and what have you done" which is all too easy to hear this time of year!

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Today, 6th November 2018 is a special anniversary for me as on this date, my wife and I sat in a doctors room to be told that I may only have two years to live (but perhaps hope to think 3 to 4) as I had/have incurable, inoperable metastatic prostate cancer.
That was 4 years ago today and the sad memories of that meeting which have been with me every day since have irreversibly changed who I am, how I behave and how I feel forever (however long forever may be!).

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This will be the final note of my current year of events which runs to 5th November and I certainly have ended it on a high.
So what did I do this year? As you would expect, 1,000s of miles racing and charity treks in The Arctic, Sahara, Spain, Albania and UK.
I have met so many inspiring people and maybe inspired a few along the way too. I have presented to 1,000s of people through the year, been on National TV, local and National radio, had a column in the Sunday Mirror every week, been the subject of magazine articles, been a mentor for others with challenges, been presented and nominated for awards for achievement and most importantly raised much awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer UK.

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Hope you have all had a great Indian Summer? I write this as the rain is pouring at home, it does not seem that long ago when everyone thought it may never rain again. Guess we all need to remember that after the sun there will always be rain but the sun will shine again and hey, just be like a duck and earn to enjoy the rain anyway!
Since last time I have been back to hospital and various doctors a bit but the great news is that my bloods have stabilised from last month and my fab Doc still signs me off to run so life is good.

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Its been another month of experiences and challenges and I am happy to report that I have come through unscathed in every department.
I left off last time about to give the AFC Wimbledon youth team one of my presentations. Apart from speaking to school kids on the shores of the Arctic I had never presented to a younger audience and I was worried that my message would not resonate with people who feel that they have so much of life ahead of them.

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I hope you have all enjoyed the heat of the last few weeks. Personally I am just glad it did not start two weeks earlier as that's when 130 of my amazing RBS colleagues all walked one of 7 marathons in the North of England to challenge themselves and raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK.
It was so inspirational to see so many of them travel further on their feet in a day than ever before in their lives and I can still picture how many of them dug deep and fought plenty of pain each day to do the distance or as far as they could.

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It's been 7 weeks since I last wrote (Is that all I hear you groan!), and its been a busy time as you may have come to expect from me. Its been a blend of presentations, humbling opportunities, holidays, hospitals and planning for whats to come.
So since I last wrote my life carried on with my Dad's funeral, it was as good a day as these things can be and I learnt so much more about what he had done for me and others in his life, a wonderful send off, I know many miss him like I do.

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Well I did it although I had serious doubts after day 2 when I was feeling pretty rough. I actually finished my third consecutive Marathon Des Sables, I don't believe that anyone has done that before with any T4 metastatic cancer including my prostate cancer . I wont go through everything again as my daily updates probably bored the pants off you already save that there were many heroic stories out there and a fair few sand storms.
More importantly, thanks to your incredible generosity I have exceeded my expectations by raising over £23,000 for Prostate Cancer UK including gift aid. Words can not describe how worthwhile you make my life feel by inspiring you to support my favorite charity.