About Viv Thomas
Viv Thomas and Throat Cancer
Viv Thomas was born in South Africa in 1948 and lived an exceptionally healthy life apart from a bad car accident in his twenties. He partied hard and was often the last man standing at parties. He smoked like a trooper until he gave up 25 years ago and amazingly he has consistently come up with a clean bill of health until fairly recently when he discovered a lump in his throat while shaving.
He went off to see the local doctor in Portugal, where he has moved from the UK, and they whipped him in for a series of biopsies, tests and needles. After a whirlwind of hospital rooms, sexy gowns and even sexier nurses he was suddenly diagnosed with throat cancer. This is his story as he related it, while it unfolded, week by excruciating week.