Welcome to Kevin's Blogs
Kev has been writing about living with inoperable prostate cancer for a few years now and whilst it is obviously very important to Kev, running is only a part of the story. His blogs evolved from emails he would write to communicate with his friends/colleagues/supporters en masse and they have since evolved in complexity and scope. Here we have put them into blog form, the most recent at the top so scoll down for the ones dating back to the start. They give an incredible insight into this kind of experience and how we can all move forward from such a traumatic and devastating moment.
Below is his first 'blog', from November 2014, which was actually an email to his colleagues at the bank not long after his diagnosis. It's powerful and sobering to say the least reading something back which was written right there and then in the middle of the maelstrom.
Kev's 1st 'blog' : confirmation of the diagnosis
Hi Guys
I am afraid it could not have been much worse.
I have Metastatic Prostate Cancer (I am in esteemed company as that is what Alvin Stardust had), I will leave you to Google it but there is no cure and they can only try to stop it for a while or slow it down, bit of a bummer.
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Tuesday, 26 February 2019 12:05
A simple race of 383 miles beyond the Arctic Circle now then!! (blog #39)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi all 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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Monday, 04 February 2019 11:52
My 4th Christmas living with terminal cancer (blog #38)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi all 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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Thursday, 20 December 2018 11:34
Looking back at the last calendar year - wow! (blog #37)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi all 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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Tuesday, 06 November 2018 10:13
4 Years have passed since THAT day! (blog #36)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi all 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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Thursday, 18 October 2018 19:51
A VERY special (and tiring) 7 days in the north of England! (blog #35)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi all 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…
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Sunday, 23 September 2018 22:13
What REALLY happened in Albania.. and what's next! (blog #34)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi all 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…
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Monday, 20 August 2018 22:05
Another month of challenges & experiences (blog #33)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi everyone! 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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Thursday, 05 July 2018 21:59
Off to the Spanish Mountains in Andalusia (blog #32)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi All - only me! 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…
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Friday, 08 June 2018 21:35
7 Marathons in 7 days to raise more money (blog #31)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi All 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…
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Thursday, 19 April 2018 17:15
Looking back at the MdS... and what's next!! (blog #30)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi All 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…
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Monday, 16 April 2018 17:07
Updates from KEV during The Marathon des Sables '18 (blog #29)
Written by Richard A.
LIVE updates compiled This blog update is compiled of Kev's 'live' or as near as he could get during this year's Marathon des Sables
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Wednesday, 04 April 2018 12:19
Off again.. not to FREEZE but to ROAST now (blog #28)
Written by Kevin Webber
Hi All What a week its been, never far away from some sort of doctor but they seem happy enough to let me go. I sometimes think its because I have survived this far no one will get in trouble if it goes wrong now anyway! A short note for a change (hooray I hear you all say!). So I fly out to the Sahara very early this Friday morning for the Marathon Des Sables, 250k self sufficient forth week. My bag is backed, it weighs 11.5kg just like the last two years . The fast racers only carry 6.5kg,…
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