Adrian Sudbury was a reporter for both the Huddersfield Express and Chronicle Series and the Huddersfield Examiner. In November 2006 the 25-year-old was promoted to digital journalist, effectively editing the new-look Examiner website.
Just two days into his new role he became seriously ill and called in sick. A week later he drove himself to A&E and was eventually diagnosed with leukaemia.
It was then identified that he actually had two distinct types of the disease running at the same time. According to the medical literature he was the only person in the world to have this condition. As such, it was not possible to offer Adrian a prognosis.
Here he shared his experiences of the disease and his treatment up until his passing.It's back.
The steroid dose is now down to 12.5mg a day and the chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGvHD) has started to bubble up to the surface of my skin.
The affected areas at the moment are my thighs and elbow pits. It's a horrible experience but bearable. At this stage I think it can still be managed by moisturisers and steroid cream.
What is difficult to deal with is that I know it's only going to get worse.
The treatment at Rotherham may have helped but it certainly has not cured me.
The pessimist in me would be keen to point out that I'm actually worse off today than I was before my bone marrow transplant.
Now I've got leukaemia, cGvHD, a terrible immune system, normal energy levels and a head like a Space Hopper.
Continue reading Graft Versus Host with the Most (Part 29).
