David’s Story
- Author: David Hood
- Published: 28th Jan '06
- Region: Leeds
- Cancer Type: Bone Cancer, Osteosarcoma
- Tags: Anti-sickness, Biopsy, Chemotherapy, Chest Drain, Cough, Crutches, Doctors, Eating, GCSEs, Hair Loss, Hospital, Methotrexate, Morphine, Naso-gastric Tube, Pain, Physio, Port-a-cath, Positivity, Religion, Scan, St. James Hospital, Surgery, video diary
David’s story is about how he had to deal with going from being at the top of his game to being stuck in hospital with cancer.
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