Tag: work

Decaffeinated

My usual caffeine routine goes something like this:
On rising: big cup of tea
Mid morning: big cup of coffee
Late morning: more tea
Mid afternoon: more tea
Late afternoon: more coffee.
There’s the odd Diet Coke thrown in now and again, if I’m out. (We always used to have Diet Coke at home, but I never used to let the [...]

Just this

On Friday, I was working in Cumbria, a beautiful (if wet) part of England, and it was a good day. (I was greeted by one delegate with the words, “Ah, you’re the Blue Hat Ninja we’ve heard so much about.” Have I mentioned that I love my job?)
I was on a train home at 6pm, [...]

Call me Persephone

Yesterday, we had an intelligent, helpful meeting with an intelligent, helpful oncologist. (Credit where it’s due.)
The gist of what we learned was this:
The original herceptin trial had 3 arms: no herceptin, a year of herceptin, and 2 years of herceptin. The survival rates from the 1-year arm of the trial were so dramatic compared to [...]