You're listening to Who's Tom and Dick, a weekly podcast with your host, Martin Weavers, fighting states for lung cancer, and Patrick Mortimer, living with heart disease.

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Sit back and enjoy the chatter as we discuss and share information talking about tough subjects

and offering help, support and motivation with a positive mental attitude. Good morning, Martin.

Good morning, Patrick. I was going to say, I normally ask you how you're feeling, but a little bit of a somber

podcast it is this week, isn't it?

Because, when you tell us what's happened?

Well, you say it's somber, but it's not good, but I still want to feel positive, obviously.

But, yeah, I've want to feel positive, obviously.

But, yeah, I've been to see Dr. P, who everybody knows is my oncologist.

Yes.

And I wasn't given the best news that I wanted to hear.

I went in very confident that I was just going to get the all clear.

And I didn't get the all clear.

So it was a kick in the teeth, really. Well, I suppose because you've had to extraordinary, and they were extraordinary quarters,

because your cancer in your lung has almost disappeared completely according to your

scan.

You had every right to feel confident, you know.

Yeah, because I feel I feel strong in myself.

I feel really strong in myself and I still do.

Obviously, for a couple of days afterwards, I quite you know i'm not sorry for myself

because i was still doing the things i was doing um i didn't stop a thing and and think oh god i'm

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