What would you do if you were told you only had six months to live? Lee Crompton, a husband and father of two young children, faced this exact scenario, and his response will surprise and inspire you.

Who Is This For?

This episode is for anyone grappling with life's uncertainties, facing a health crisis, or seeking inspiration to live life to the fullest. If you've ever wondered how to maintain a sense of humor and perspective in the face of adversity, especially when it impacts your role as a parent and partner, Lee's story will resonate with you.

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What's It All About?

In this gripping episode, Lee Crompton shares his extraordinary journey of being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of thyroid cancer. From the initial shock of a terminal diagnosis to unexpectedly surviving beyond the predicted timeframe, Lee's story is a rollercoaster of emotions, filled with dark humor and profound insights. You'll hear about his struggles with mental health, the devastating impact on his family, and the unique challenges of living with a "borrowed time" mentality as a husband and father. Lee candidly discusses the mental toll of facing mortality while trying to be present for his wife and young children, offering a raw and honest look at the complexities of family life in the shadow of a terminal diagnosis.

Some Key Takeaways:

• Discover how humor can be a powerful coping mechanism in the face of life-threatening illness, even when dealing with family responsibilities

• Gain insight into the complex emotions and mental health challenges that come with surviving a terminal diagnosis, particularly as a parent

• Learn about the importance of community and sharing experiences in navigating life's toughest challenges, especially when balancing family life with personal health crises

Press PLAY on today’s episode to hear Lee's incredible story of resilience, humor, and hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, and how it has shaped his perspective as a husband and father.

Today's Featured Guest

Lee Crompton is a cancer survivor, mental health advocate, and host of the Mind Cake podcast. Diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer in 2020, Lee has defied the odds and uses his experience to help others navigate their own mental health journeys. With a unique blend of humor and honesty, Lee shares his story to inspire and support those facing life's toughest challenges, particularly focusing on the impact of serious illness on family dynamics and parental responsibilities.

Remember, no matter what you are going through, you are never alone. Reach out to your podcast host, Kevin Lowe, or to today's spectacular guest, Lee Compton.


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  • Show Notes

    What would you do if you were told you only had six months to live? Lee Crompton, a husband and father of two young children, faced this exact scenario, and his response will surprise and inspire you.

    Who Is This For?

    This episode is for anyone grappling with life's uncertainties, facing a health crisis, or seeking inspiration to live life to the fullest. If you've ever wondered how to maintain a sense of humor and perspective in the face of adversity, especially when it impacts your role as a parent and partner, Lee's story will resonate with you.

    Looking for the Links?


    What's It All About?

    In this gripping episode, Lee Crompton shares his extraordinary journey of being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of thyroid cancer. From the initial shock of a terminal diagnosis to unexpectedly surviving beyond the predicted timeframe, Lee's story is a rollercoaster of emotions, filled with dark humor and profound insights. You'll hear about his struggles with mental health, the devastating impact on his family, and the unique challenges of living with a "borrowed time" mentality as a husband and father. Lee candidly discusses the mental toll of facing mortality while trying to be present for his wife and young children, offering a raw and honest look at the complexities of family life in the shadow of a terminal diagnosis.

    Some Key Takeaways:

    • Discover how humor can be a powerful coping mechanism in the face of life-threatening illness, even when dealing with family responsibilities

    • Gain insight into the complex emotions and mental health challenges that come with surviving a terminal diagnosis, particularly as a parent

    • Learn about the importance of community and sharing experiences in navigating life's toughest challenges, especially when balancing family life with personal health crises

    Press PLAY on today’s episode to hear Lee's incredible story of resilience, humor, and hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, and how it has shaped his perspective as a husband and father.

    Today's Featured Guest

    Lee Crompton is a cancer survivor, mental health advocate, and host of the Mind Cake podcast. Diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer in 2020, Lee has defied the odds and uses his experience to help others navigate their own mental health journeys. With a unique blend of humor and honesty, Lee shares his story to inspire and support those facing life's toughest challenges, particularly focusing on the impact of serious illness on family dynamics and parental responsibilities.

    Remember, no matter what you are going through, you are never alone. Reach out to your podcast host, Kevin Lowe, or to today's spectacular guest, Lee Compton.


    Hey, it's Kevin!


    I hope you enjoyed today's episode! If there is ever anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to reach out. Below, you will find ALL the places and ALL the ways to connect!




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    Show Transcript

    Kevin Lowe

    Today, I'm gonna introduce you to somebody who was face to face with his own mortality.


    Kevin Lowe

    It was 2020 height of the pandemic in Lee Crompton.


    Kevin Lowe

    He was diagnosed with terminal cancer.


    Kevin Lowe

    They said that he had at most six months to live.


    Kevin Lowe

    This meant that he wouldn't even get to see his child's first birthday.


    Kevin Lowe

    Now, let me flip the script, because that all sounds really sad, and it is.


    Kevin Lowe

    But then you meet Lee Crompton.


    Kevin Lowe

    Lee has a sense of humor on a dark subject that I have never heard before.


    Kevin Lowe

    I have never laughed in an interview as much as I did in this one.


    Kevin Lowe

    I was not expecting it whatsoever.


    Kevin Lowe

    And that's what makes today's episode so amazing.


    Kevin Lowe

    So, my friend, if you could use a laugh, if you could be reminded about how precious life is, all with this amazing sense of humor brought to us by Lee Crompton.


    Kevin Lowe

    Well, my friend, you just found your place to be.


    Kevin Lowe

    I welcome you to what is episode 349.


    Kevin Lowe

    I hope you enjoy.


    Lee Crompton

    Yo, are you ready to flip the script on life?


    Lee Crompton

    Cause those bad days, they're just doors to better days.


    Lee Crompton

    And that's exactly what we do here at Grit, Grace, and Inspiration.


    Lee Crompton

    Your host, Kevin Lowe, he's been flipping the script on his own life, turning over 20 years of being completely blind into to straight up inspiration, motivation, and encouragement just for you.


    Lee Crompton

    So kick back, relax, and let me introduce you to your host, Kevin Lowe.


    Kevin Lowe

    Welcome back to the podcast.


    Kevin Lowe

    This is, of course, your host, Kevin Lowe, and today I have the pleasure of being in the studio with none other than Lee Crompton.


    Kevin Lowe

    Lee, welcome to the podcast, man.


    Lee Crompton

    Thank you very much for having me, Kevin.


    Lee Crompton

    It's been.


    Lee Crompton

    Yeah, it's been a while, but thoroughly looking forward to this.


    Kevin Lowe

    Absolutely.


    Kevin Lowe

    Me too, man.


    Kevin Lowe

    Well, I figured the best place for us to start today is I would love for you to kind of give me a snapshot look at life before the diagnosis.


    Kevin Lowe

    Obviously, that's a big part of our conversation today.


    Kevin Lowe

    But before any of that came up, what was life looking like for you?


    Lee Crompton

    To put it into context, it was September 2020 when I was diagnosed.


    Lee Crompton

    So life before that, starting from sort of the beginning of 2020, my youngest daughter was born in the January of 2020.


    Lee Crompton

    Then we went down, in we went.


    Lee Crompton

    So that was good.


    Lee Crompton

    That's a positive.


    Lee Crompton

    Although we were starting to get stories of this mysterious disease that was sweeping the world.


    Lee Crompton

    And then in, I think it was the March, we went into lockdown.


    Kevin Lowe

    Yes.


    Lee Crompton

    So family life changed.


    Lee Crompton

    From newborn baby in January to all living under the same roof.


    Lee Crompton

    Nobody was going to Nursery.


    Lee Crompton

    Nobody was going to school.


    Lee Crompton

    My wife was on maternity leave.


    Lee Crompton

    I was working from home.


    Lee Crompton

    And, yeah, it was.


    Lee Crompton

    We were all.


    Lee Crompton

    Yeah, like very many other families, living under.


    Lee Crompton

    Living on top of each other and not being able to go anywhere.


    Kevin Lowe

    Exactly.


    Kevin Lowe

    Such.


    Kevin Lowe

    Such memorable times, huh?


    Lee Crompton

    Yeah.


    Lee Crompton

    Yeah.


    Lee Crompton

    It seems weird now.


    Kevin Lowe

    It is.


    Lee Crompton

    Just looking back on that and going, well, that was, you know, because I go to.


    Lee Crompton

    I'm a Bournemouth fan, so I follow the football or soccer, as you would.


    Lee Crompton

    As you would say.


    Lee Crompton

    And it just seems weird going to a stadium and thinking there was a time when all of this was played behind closed doors.


    Kevin Lowe

    Yes, absolutely.


    Lee Crompton

    And that was the world we lived in.


    Kevin Lowe

    Exactly.


    Kevin Lowe

    And what's crazy is that, I mean, it seems like in a way, that was a really long time ago and it really wasn't.


    Lee Crompton

    It does, yeah.


    Kevin Lowe

    Yeah.


    Kevin Lowe

    Well, so kind of into the context of our real conversation today, I guess my next question would be, during this time, what would first alert you that maybe something wasn't quite right with you, with your body?


    Lee Crompton

    Well, I always thought I had raised glands.


    Lee Crompton

    I always seemed to have a swollen neck, and I'd always blamed it on the kids.


    Lee Crompton

    So, yeah, to put it into concert.


    Lee Crompton

    I had a newborn baby and my eldest was three at the time, so they were always coming home from nursery with snotty noses and what have you.


    Lee Crompton

    So I blamed it on them.


    Lee Crompton

    Unfortunately, that.


    Lee Crompton

    That was why I was always a bit, kind of raised glands and a bit bunged up or what have you.


    Lee Crompton

    And then, of course, like I said, we went into lockdown and nobody was going anywhere.


    Lee Crompton

    We weren't seeing anybody.


    Lee Crompton

    And I thought, why does my neck still feel sort of puffy?


    Lee Crompton

    Went to the doctors, which was difficult because you couldn't really see the doctor in those days because nobody wanted to go and venture out, particularly not to medical facilities.


    Lee Crompton

    And so, anyway, long story short, they took a biopsy of this lump or puffiness, which came back inconclusive.


    Lee Crompton

    Took an ultrasound, they said, yeah, it looks.


    Lee Crompton

    Looks okay.


    Lee Crompton

    You have got a lump there, but it looks as though it's not a problem.


    Lee Crompton

    What do you want to do?


    Lee Crompton

    And they said, well, you got your options.


    Lee Crompton

    I said, what are my options?


    Lee Crompton

    The options are we could leave it and just keep an eye on it because it looks okay.


    Lee Crompton

    We could take another biopsy.


    Lee Crompton

    Although if this one's come back inconclusive, the chances are the other one will come back inconclusive.


    Lee Crompton

    Or we could go straight to surgery.


    Lee Crompton

    And I was okay.


    Lee Crompton

    For a man who often will check with his wife what flavor of pizza she wants from the corner Shop, just to double check.


    Lee Crompton

    For whatever reason, I decided to say, well, I'll just get a surgery.


    Lee Crompton

    And he said, are you sure that he's a bit drastic?


    Lee Crompton

    And I suppose surely, because I think at that point they measured, it was like 7cm long, if you imagine, up the way, in my throat, in my neck.


    Kevin Lowe

    Okay.


    Lee Crompton

    And I said, well, surely it's only going to get bigger, isn't it?


    Lee Crompton

    And they said, well, probably, yeah.


    Lee Crompton

    I said, well, let's just take it out then, because, you know, it's going to be more of a pain to get out at a later date.


    Lee Crompton

    And they went, well, if you're sure.


    Lee Crompton

    And Covid, at that time, nobody was going to hospital.


    Lee Crompton

    So they said we could get you in quite quickly because no one wants to go to hospital.


    Lee Crompton

    And that's probably what saved me.


    Lee Crompton

    So went and had the first operation.


    Lee Crompton

    And I won't lie, Kevin, it was other than obviously having my throat slit.


    Lee Crompton

    It was quite pleasurable at the time at home.


    Lee Crompton

    I wasn't, you know, we couldn't go anywhere.


    Lee Crompton

    We were sort of going stir crazy.


    Lee Crompton

    The kids weren't sleeping.


    Lee Crompton

    We weren't getting a full night's sleep because we had a newborn baby.


    Lee Crompton

    And actually going into hospital and lying in the bed in the peace and quiet and having someone bring your food to your bed and just eating it there and listening to podcasts and watching the television was actually quite nice.


    Lee Crompton

    Other than the.


    Lee Crompton

    Other than the stitches, have you, have you ever seen the film Highlander?


    Kevin Lowe

    No, I haven't, no.


    Lee Crompton

    Well, for those who have seen the film the Highlander, there's the Kurgan and he's got like his neck stapled together with safety pins.


    Lee Crompton

    And that was kind of what I was.


    Lee Crompton

    But other than that, you know, the pudding was very nice and whatever, and the guy.


    Lee Crompton

    So I had the operation and the doctor came around, surgeon came around and he said, yep.


    Lee Crompton

    He says it was.


    Lee Crompton

    Excuse my French.


    Lee Crompton

    He said it was a big bugger.


    Lee Crompton

    He said it was 7 centimeters long.


    Lee Crompton

    He said, but I've had it in the palm of my hand and there's a few dense bits we probably need to look under the microscope, but nothing to worry about.


    Lee Crompton

    Okay, fine.


    Lee Crompton

    So I went home to recuperate.


    Lee Crompton

    And I mean, I'm making light of this, but it was a fairly big operation when you have in your.


    Lee Crompton

    You know.


    Lee Crompton

    And that was that.


    Lee Crompton

    We'll be in touch.


    Lee Crompton

    And three weeks went by and I got a phone call.


    Lee Crompton

    Can you come in for the results?


    Lee Crompton

    Which in hindsight I should have realized was an oddity because they didn't really want you going to hospital unless it was absolutely necessary.


    Lee Crompton

    And the hospital that I had the operation in was about 45 minutes from here.


    Lee Crompton

    So my wife said, would you want me to come as well?


    Lee Crompton

    And I said, no.


    Lee Crompton

    I said, absolutely pointless.


    Lee Crompton

    I said, one, we've got to get the two kids in their car seats and over to the hospital, which is just going to be a pain.


    Lee Crompton

    Two, they probably won't let you in anyway because you weren't allowed to go in with anybody.


    Lee Crompton

    And three, if it had been because my dad unfortunately passed away when he was in his mid-50s with bowel cancer and when he had his diagnosis or when he had his test, they were straight back the following day.


    Lee Crompton

    You need to come in, it's been three weeks.


    Lee Crompton

    I said, if there's anything serious, they would have let me know by now.


    Lee Crompton

    So I went into the lion's den on my Todd and yeah, I knew as soon as I walked into this room that something was up.


    Lee Crompton

    There was that you just tell by the body language and the doer look on there as a good Scottish word, a doer, the doer expression on their faces.


    Lee Crompton

    And there was a middle aged woman and I'm thinking, why is she here?


    Lee Crompton

    Because she doesn't look like a student nurse and it turns out she's the macmillan.


    Lee Crompton

    So over here, macmillan is the cancer charity.


    Lee Crompton

    And yeah, I just remember, I don't remember much of that conversation other than him saying, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.


    Lee Crompton

    And he kept shaking his head and said, you've got a young family, haven't you?


    Lee Crompton

    I was like, yeah, yeah, sorry, what's happened?


    Lee Crompton

    So at that point they didn't give me time scales, but they said, yeah, you've got anaplastic thyroid cancer.


    Lee Crompton

    Here's a leaflet, here's a booklet.


    Lee Crompton

    There's nothing about anaplastic.


    Lee Crompton

    It's so rare what you've got that there's no.


    Lee Crompton

    I don't know why I'm laughing.


    Lee Crompton

    It's so rare that what you've got that there's no information about it in there.


    Lee Crompton

    There's three main types of thyroid cancer which if you get that, they're quite curable.


    Lee Crompton

    I think there's a 90% success rate other than what I had, which was anaplastic thyroid cancer, which in the UK there's about 70 cases a year.


    Lee Crompton

    It's really rare, it's really aggressive.


    Lee Crompton

    At that point they didn't give me time scales, but yeah, Glasgow.


    Lee Crompton

    So I live near Loch Lomond.


    Lee Crompton

    I think we mentioned before when I Was chatting to you before.


    Lee Crompton

    And so, yeah, Glasgow's the nearest sort of main hospital.


    Lee Crompton

    They'll be in touch.


    Lee Crompton

    And that was that.


    Lee Crompton

    So I went, we'll do a CT scan now.


    Lee Crompton

    So I'm waiting.


    Lee Crompton

    You couldn't get a signal in the hospital.


    Lee Crompton

    So I'm waiting, thinking, Gemma, as my wife, Gemma is going to know something is up.


    Lee Crompton

    Because I was in for the 9 o'clock appointment in the morning, thinking, I'm going to go in.


    Lee Crompton

    They're going to go, yeah, absolutely fine, thank you very much, go away.


    Lee Crompton

    And I'm going to be back in the car.


    Lee Crompton

    Back in the car, up for 10 past nine and home for sort of 10 o'clock.


    Lee Crompton

    Well, it's now 10 o'clock and I'm waiting to have a CT scan and I can't.


    Lee Crompton

    I haven't contacted her.


    Lee Crompton

    I thought, she's going to know, she's going to know.


    Lee Crompton

    So, yeah, I ended up having to ring her from the car park.


    Lee Crompton

    And my mom, who's down in dorset, she lives 450 miles away, and say, this isn't good news.


    Lee Crompton

    And I knew it was bad, but I didn't really know how bad because they said, well, you know, Glasgow, be in touch.


    Lee Crompton

    And.


    Lee Crompton

    And that was where it was kind of left.


    Lee Crompton

    Have a CT scan and await further instruction.


    Kevin Lowe

    Wow.


    Kevin Lowe

    How fast life can change, you know?


    Kevin Lowe

    Wow.


    Kevin Lowe

    So talk to me.


    Kevin Lowe

    I guess I'm curious to know, I mean, what happens next?


    Lee Crompton

    Well, yeah, I got the phone call the next day, you need to come in this afternoon to Glasgow.


    Lee Crompton

    And I remember we were.


    Lee Crompton

    I think we were taking the kids out.


    Lee Crompton

    I think you were allowed in the park in those days for half an hour.


    Lee Crompton

    So we got the phone call, can you come in this afternoon?


    Lee Crompton

    And they gave me the results of the CT scan and they said, look again.


    Lee Crompton

    Very grave faces.


    Lee Crompton

    The CT scans come back clear.


    Lee Crompton

    Oh, that's.


    Lee Crompton

    That's good use, isn't it?


    Lee Crompton

    And they went, no, not really.


    Lee Crompton

    And I didn't realize that a CT scan, I think, again, don't quote me on this, but a CT scan can only pick up things bigger than 2 millimeters, I think.


    Kevin Lowe

    Okay.


    Lee Crompton

    And they said it's evidence that it's been trying to get into your bloodstream.


    Lee Crompton

    So we predict that you're riddled with it already.


    Lee Crompton

    It's.


    Lee Crompton

    It's.


    Lee Crompton

    You've got.


    Lee Crompton

    And you've got four to six months.


    Lee Crompton

    Six months.


    Lee Crompton

    The exact words were, six months would be a positive outcome.


    Lee Crompton

    And I remember looking at my wife's eyes because again, we're.


    Lee Crompton

    We're wearing.


    Lee Crompton

    We're all wearing face masks and just the sort of terror, the dread in her eyes.


    Lee Crompton

    And then they said, look, we need to get you in for this operation.


    Lee Crompton

    And yeah, you're going to have to have a COVID test.


    Lee Crompton

    But quite frankly, it doesn't matter if you've got Covid.


    Lee Crompton

    I'll just have to get my team to take extra precautions because you need to come in on Monday and we need to get this operation done.


    Lee Crompton

    And I'm saying, well, that's right.


    Lee Crompton

    Okay, so there is a chance that I could be, you know, for want of a better expression, cured.


    Lee Crompton

    And they said, no, no.


    Lee Crompton

    What happens with this?


    Lee Crompton

    Like I say, it's like wildfire.


    Lee Crompton

    And it.


    Lee Crompton

    And it.


    Lee Crompton

    It develops very quickly.


    Lee Crompton

    And so the first operation was to take out the one side of my thyroid that had this lump on.


    Lee Crompton

    So I still had the other side of my thyroid at that point in still in my neck.


    Lee Crompton

    And what they said was, it because it expands so rapidly, that could impact on your breathing, it could impact on your swallowing, and it makes the end pretty nasty.


    Lee Crompton

    So, yeah, that second operation was not to save me, but just to make the end less grim, which is, again, mentally, that's quite a leap to go.


    Lee Crompton

    Right, okay.


    Lee Crompton

    Cause I'm having literally the same operation and it wasn't quite as.


    Lee Crompton

    Like I say, the first time I was like, I was just quite nice to have a couple nights away from the kids and a decent night sleep.


    Lee Crompton

    The second operation, three weeks later, yeah, wasn't quite as.


    Lee Crompton

    I wasn't looking forward to it as much.


    Lee Crompton

    Not that I was looking forward to the first one, but you know what I mean, I'm not trying to.


    Lee Crompton

    Like I say, I'm trying to make light of it as best I can.


    Lee Crompton

    But.


    Lee Crompton

    So, yeah, that was.


    Lee Crompton

    That was the second operation I had.


    Lee Crompton

    And it was.


    Lee Crompton

    It was awful because I was in a different hospital, which is much busier.


    Lee Crompton

    You're on the 12th floor.


    Lee Crompton

    Things didn't go because obviously they go in the same scar, literally, that they've just been in three weeks ago.


    Lee Crompton

    So the first one hadn't really healed properly.


    Lee Crompton

    So there was.


    Lee Crompton

    I mean, that felt like I've got sort of.


    Lee Crompton

    Well, first of all, you go into an operation that, you know is not going to save you.


    Lee Crompton

    Second of all, it was more painful.


    Lee Crompton

    I found it really.


    Lee Crompton

    You had like blood clots on the chest where they're going in again.


    Lee Crompton

    And it was like, say, swallowing barbed wire.


    Lee Crompton

    And it wasn't as plain sailing as the first one.


    Lee Crompton

    So, of course, I've only got.


    Lee Crompton

    That's my benchmark so I'm now going, well, something's gone wrong.


    Lee Crompton

    And of course I'm on high alert anyway.


    Lee Crompton

    I'm very, very anxious.


    Lee Crompton

    I'm very, very agitated because I've been told you've got four to six months to live.


    Lee Crompton

    So, like I say, when I was told that, I thought, right, well, I probably might get to see Erin's first birthday in January, but I'm probably not going to get to see Izzy's fourth birthday in March.


    Lee Crompton

    And that was just heartbreaking.


    Lee Crompton

    But went in for the second operation and, yeah, it was just.


    Lee Crompton

    It was awful.


    Lee Crompton

    And I remember I write scripts, Kevin.


    Lee Crompton

    I don't know if I mentioned that before, but, yeah, I work in construction, but I write.


    Lee Crompton

    I write TV scripts and dark comedies.


    Lee Crompton

    And this is definitely going.


    Lee Crompton

    This moment is definitely going in there somewhere.


    Lee Crompton

    Well, two moments, actually.


    Lee Crompton

    I'll tell you.


    Lee Crompton

    I'll tell you two moments, because I've actually.


    Lee Crompton

    I was actually at the hospital this morning, which we'll come on to, but the guy comes around, the nurse comes around with the clipboard and says, right, Mr.


    Lee Crompton

    Crumpton, could you tell me on a scale of naught to 10, what your pain is?


    Lee Crompton

    He said, naught being, like, no pain at all, and 10 being excruciating.


    Lee Crompton

    And I'm there.


    Lee Crompton

    I'm in the depths of despair.


    Lee Crompton

    I've been told I've got, like, months to live.


    Lee Crompton

    I feel awful.


    Lee Crompton

    Like I said, I can't swallow properly.


    Lee Crompton

    Every time I, like, cough or whatever, it's convulsions, and I'm like, I really don't feel very well at all.


    Lee Crompton

    I don't know, I think I'm probably.


    Lee Crompton

    Probably at least a seven.


    Lee Crompton

    And he looks me up and down.


    Lee Crompton

    I went, I'll put you down as a three.


    Lee Crompton

    I walked off.


    Lee Crompton

    So, yeah, there's looking back, and at the time, I'm mortified because I'm thinking, I'm making a big fuss here.


    Lee Crompton

    So I didn't ring that all, you know, that you have to ring the bell at night if you want anyone to come to your aid or, you know, plump your pillows up or just get you a glass of water, whatever.


    Lee Crompton

    I didn't touch it because I'm like, I'm obviously making too much of a fuss and I don't want to be a burden on anybody.


    Lee Crompton

    So I lay there, like, just going, well, you know, if I don't wake up in the morning, so be it.


    Lee Crompton

    I'll go off on Miss Sleep.


    Lee Crompton

    And, you know.


    Lee Crompton

    And it's a reminder of another story this morning, which is.


    Lee Crompton

    So I When we were chatting earlier, it was four years yesterday, so spoiler alert, yes, I'm still here.


    Lee Crompton

    Four years later, I'm still, I'm still here.


    Lee Crompton

    And I went for my oncology appointment this morning at the same hospital that where I first was, was diagnosed, told the timescales and it reminds me and have a little wry, little smile to myself now, as does my wife when she comes with me in that, that first morning that when they said, you're going to Glasgow in the morning and we got the phone call to go in.


    Lee Crompton

    We arrived at the hospital with our face masks on, didn't know where we were going.


    Lee Crompton

    I

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