I have had breast cancer and survived it, I think I suffered more mental anguish than physical , it was caught early and I had no spread, so I just have a very large scar and some scar tissue , so I know I was extremely lucky, it was found when I had a check up on the mobile screening unit. I have had 3 lumps removed from my breast prior to the real deal, and my mother also died of breast cancer.
My husband (Tomdog) has now been diagnosed with Liver Cancer and unless he gets funding for a new drug, his life will be cut short, we have lost the appeal for funding , we have been in the newspapers, radio and television, trying to highlight the case of this ridiculous system of funding which causes postcode lottery. I believe it is morally wrong to withhold a drug that you may benefit from on the grounds of cost, especially if you offer to help with the costs yourself (by selling assets), and they tell you if you do that you are unable to get any further treatment on the NHS. WHY? surely if you can put any money into helping the NHS that has to be a good thing, but not them, it is all or nothing, in a nutshell they will not provide treatment and they will not allow you to buy it either without taking away care that you are already getting. CRAZY.
Having had cancer and now being the partner of someone with cancer, for me it was easier to be the person with the cancer. I find it very frustrating not being able to do more than I do. Feels like I rage at the moon, try to engage people on what is happening to cancer sufferers but it feels like I am talking to empty vessels.
