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Please use the following link to view a live stream of Robin's funeral: https://www.youtube.com/live/HP-1ta7VQFI?si=FI1npailZQs4_UO0...

Dykstra, Robin. Passed on peacefully in his sleep in the early morning of the 23rd of July 2024 at the age of 58 in the tranquil setting...

The cautious hope of treatment we received last week has been dashed and we are left reeling and devastated. The night before treatment...

Here we go again. This roller coaster we are all on, has not, as it turns out, run out of twists yet. Just as we thought we were nearing...

It’s been almost 3 weeks since coming home from hospital and at this stage the healing process is going well but it’s still going to take...

Another brief update to let you know that Robin is home from his two and a half weeks in hospital. The recovery process was initially...

This is just a brief update on how things are going. Robin had abdominal surgery yesterday to remove a section of his bowel. The surgery...

Thank you, Haidee, for another beautifully written blog. Writing has always been a struggle for me which is why I never churned out many...

What a week it’s been (last week, that is)! Celebrating Dad’s 58th birthday with a relaxing cruise to the hot pools on lake Rotoiti, then...

It’s been about a year since my first diagnosis and, unfortunately, I haven’t improved as much as I would have hoped. My physical and...

Great news; Dad is back home again! And has made it through his first cancer-related hospital stay - a new milestone. A cause for the...

Just a quick update: Dad's been feeling more unwell over the past week, with intermittent high fevers and stomach upset. Last night he...

Summer is nearly over, and once again we find ourselves in the waiting room of dad's oncologist's office, a now familiar place, nervously...

Dad, you have always been a man of science, and your life is ruled by evidence-based decisions and logic. This is, of course, a...

It's been over six weeks since Dad started chemotherapy treatment, which means it's time for his next CT scan (scheduled for tomorrow)....

Last week, Dad received the first of his chemotherapy treatments. As luck had it, this coincided with the week mum had to go down to...

update by Robin Ten days ago I had my appointment with the oncologist. I was very hopeful and gladly exclaimed to my oncologist that I...

We are back in the waiting place and it’s not an easy place to be. Last Friday, Robin had the next CT scan and we are again awaiting the...

This morning, I accompanied my parents to Dad's appointment with his oncologist. Having just had a CT scan the week before, this would be...