Totally new to the site and seeking support!! My best friend was diagnosied with APL (which is a type of AML) in November 2007, went through chemo and lost her hair. She was in isolation for nearly 6 months and was allowed to go home in April of last year. She was doing fab until April this year when she re-lapsed and began treatment - arsenic trioxide. She was due to get maried last year but had to cancel because of the treatment and then today had the bad news that their wedding has been cancelled again - she was due to get married this Friday. I would love to hear from anyone with advise support...anything . Thanks
FormerMember
My heart goes out to you on this one!
My Dad was diagnosed with AML 6 weeks before my wedding in April last year, we wanted to cancel but he was determined that the wedding should go ahead and we did. The hospital staff patched him up and he was allowed out for the day, neutropeic and all, everyone said how well he was looking despite that illness (little did they know that he had 4 units of blood and 6 of platlets beofre they let him out!).
If Dad hadn't been able to make it we made alternative arrangements for us to get married at the hospital, has your friend considered this? the hospital and the minister were lovely and they bent over backwards for Dad to get to the wedding. Tell your friend not to give up, there always a way round!
My name is Abi and i am currently studying for my dissertation at Sheffield Hallam university.
I am looking to befriend and talk to people about their personal circumstances in order to raise awareness about perceptions of cancer, particularly leukaemia.
I would appreciate any help. If anyone is interested in simply talking to an outsider please contact me: Abigail.Long@student.shu.ac.uk
