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The realities of living with sarcoma and undergoing treatment, from the heart of our team: Emma.
"Surviving and Thriving"


GUEST BLOG - LEJOG
The biggest challenge is how to get 1,000 miles of cycling into 1,000 words! Day 1 - Kick off in Cornwall and start with a common them -...

Emma Hodges
Nov 16, 20233 min read
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RINGING THE BELL - 14th FEBRUARY 2023
A very good day.

Emma Hodges
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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The 14th and final round of chemo - FEBRUARY 2023
I’m in Nottingham for my final round of chemo! 5 days, 110 hours of chemo away from ringing the bell. (60 cakes for nurses baked). Cancer...

Emma Hodges
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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Surgery, more chemo, and REMISSION - DECEMBER 2022
A lot has changed in the last 6 weeks. I had surgery in early November and spent a little while in hospital. The surgeons are as...

Emma Hodges
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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Making it back to London and thinking about surgery - NOVEMBER 2022
So my break didn’t go quite as planned, I’d planned on staying as far away from hospital as possible but it didn’t pan out that way. It...

Emma Hodges
Nov 5, 20223 min read
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9 rounds down, a milestone - OCTOBER 2022
66 days in hospital in total so far, 9 rounds and 30 days of chemo complete. A whole month hooked up to some pretty nasty stuff but I’m...

Emma Hodges
Nov 5, 20221 min read
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Chemo fights back and a welcome break - SEPTEMBER 2022
So, round 7 took a little longer than planned. My platelets didn’t recover after number 6 so we had to delay. Apparently, I am...

Emma Hodges
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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Debuting my bald head - AUGUST 2022
Embracing my freckly bald head, although won’t be mad when my hair is back and I am once again distinguishable from my dad. The last...

Emma Hodges
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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Pretty Muddy and a pretty tough month - AUGUST 2022
This month has been a bit of a rollercoaster, some real highs and some pretty low lows, and as anyone who knows me can attest, I’ve never...

Emma Hodges
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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Diagnosis (finally) and beginning treatment - JULY 2022
I’ve struggled to decide whether to document what most of you will know I’m going through at the moment but in the end I decided it feels...

Emma Hodges
Nov 5, 20222 min read
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