Alice dissertation

November 1, 2001

A message from my daughter Alice. The documents are in Word with tables in

Excel. Hopefully you can all read them ; if not perhaps someone in the

group will be able to make them accessible to all. alice is also planning

to send a copy to the relevant doctors.

" yes I've finally got the dissertation in a format to send to you all.

Page numbers may be a wee bit out in the appendix, but the contents should

be okay. The dissertation is in 2 documents. The first is the main part

and the second is purely the appendix containing references and

acknowledgements. I apologise if it seems a bit lengthy and full of

Pharmacology terminology, but it had to be for my degree. If you have any

problems with it, don't hesitate to contact my father or myself (my email

is alice@...). Sorry for the delay, I hope it was

worth the wait! " - Alice Dawson

(See attached file: appendixsending.doc)(See attached file: sendingdis.doc)

On a personal note life is a bit tough. I had surgery for prostate cancer

nearly 2 years ago. since then I have felt fine and have been monitored

every 6 months on my PSA ( prostate specific antigen ) score. They have all

been at a trivial level except the last one had gone up from 0.2 to 0.6 and

my surgeon and oncologist say the only explanation is minor but active

cancer. this throws all the options open. My best hope is that the cancer

cells are grouped around where the prostate used to be , then they can be

zapped by radiotherapy. However if they are now dispersed , on current

medical knowledge there is no cure , merely delaying processes usually

involving hormone therapy. I feel perfectly well and fit but no one is able

to reassure me all will be well in the future . I also feel something of a

'fraud' saying this to a group all of whom have the real daily pain and

uncertainty of rp. Medical science for prostate cancer is moving pretty

quickly and in the 'worst case scenario ' I just have to hope new

treatments have become a reality. i know this is a rp group but any input

or thoughts on prostate cancer would be greatly appreciated.

back to rp - ann has also had a tough time in the last week or two. After

several months of calm she had a nasty flare ( severe pain in the chest

and nausea for a day ) eventually after more pred and painkillers it

abated. Ann had got down to less than 10 mg but has had to go back up to

15. This is on top of the methotrexate. We just hope it was because she

dropped the pred too speedily and that a more gradual reduction will still

work . Finally our other daughter Clare age 25 has taken time out from

full time work and is spending a year in new Zealand and Australia. She

rang tonight and tomorrow she tackles the Abel Tasman Coastal trail in the

south Island of NZ. It's a small world

Dawson , Chester England

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November 1, 2001