© Oliver Weber – Tim Hart, december 2008
December 2008 I took this photograph of Tim Hart in his house on La Gomera. Since this time unfortunately changed a lot in his life. Conny – his wife – wrote me a Email and I hope that these words will help anyone out there and especially Tim.
The man in the picture is Tim Hart, musician, writer, photographer, and my husband. Since December 2008 we have known that he has Adenocarcinoma (lung cancer), which is inoperable. Unfortunately it was necessary to leave our house and our beloved island, La Gomera, and to find ourselves a small apartment in the English town of Reading. Although we are both feeling very homesick, we are grateful that Tim has found wonderful help in Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Of course doctors can’t just take away the disease. Self-responsibility is needed to conquer the illness and deal with all the side effects of chemo- and radiotherapy, especially the awful fatigue. We found lots of help from our friends and doctors on La Gomera, who advised Tim to seek treatment in England, and here in England we have been helped by the wonderful Macmillan Nurses, who have given us lots of advice on how to cope with cancer, as well as financial advice. It is also amazing how much patience and cooperation we get from the special cancer nurses and doctors in the hospital, who we have peppered with questions.
We were recommended to the English website: ANY QUESTION ON ANY CANCER to get further information, which I can only further recommend.
I also can recommend the special cancer forums in every language to share experiences, and where lots of personal help is given by people who have faced living with cancer for years. One thing is quite clear, cancer changes your life, and it is up to us how we start and live every day.Lots of love.
Conny and Tim
Tim Hart @ wikipedia
Books by Tim Hart: …la gomera guide
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