In the autumn of 2025, out of the blue, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The prognosis was good and early into my treatment I decided to run as a way of combating both the cancer and the side effects of the hormone treatment. In January I signed up to running the equivalent of a marathon to raise money for cancer research. I also decided to draw as I ran.
After the fundraising, I continued drawing and running throughout my radiotherapy. Below are the drawings and a poem by Jon Seagrave who was the Poet in Residence at the oncology unit at Cheltenham General Hospital. I start though with images from Walking The Land’s First Friday Walk.