08/06/2026
I still wanted to shoot a self-portrait before the surgery. Simply with the thought: these are the last photographs of me with a tumour still inside my head.
That tumour started developing sometime during my early teenage years, although I didnβt know it was there until I was 28. It is located near my pituitary gland and has caused it to stop functioning. Naturally, this has had a huge impact on my life, and it still does. Combined with my other health issues, it means I am quite limited in my day-to-day life and in what I am able to do. I find that quite difficult at times.
In the beginning, I did not share much about it here, but I have never regretted eventually opening up about it. I have always felt incredibly supported here, and even now so many people are following along and keeping me in their thoughts.
Photography also gives me a creative outlet. Although going out to photograph has been on the back burner over the past year, I can still post almost every day because I have taken so many photographs over the years. Time and time again, I come across little gems that I never got around to sharing.
For now, I am going to spend a few more days at home, quietly enjoying some free time before starting a new chapter. It begins in a challenging way on Friday with surgery, but I hope it will eventually give me a little bit of my life back. After that comes recovery and, hopefully, it will not be too long before I am back out in the city with a camera in my hand, as soon as I am able to. π