Simon
Simon, Age 18
Simon has finished his first round of chemo and is suffering from painful mouth ulcers following the methotrexate treatment. He is finding it difficult to talk or think about his experiences but wanted to create an abstract piece using pastels.“My friends don’t know, I don’t really want them to know, I’ve got too much to deal with.”
“My knee doesn’t hurt now but everything else does. I’ve traded one pain for another. I’d rather have my knee back.”
“As soon as we arrived they mentioned the trial straight away. He had to make the decision as to whether he would sign up for it or not. I think that in some way if the treatment in future can be improved and made better for other patients then it’s something worth doing.”
- Simon’s mum
