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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Losing my partner of 22yrs </title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2023-09-18T02:42:00Z</updated><entry><title>From diagnosis to her final days  poems I wrote  showing my feelings through the eyes of her partner. Xx</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/from-diagnosis-to-her-final-days-poems-i-wrote-showing-my-feelings-through-the-eyes-of-her-partner-xx" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/from-diagnosis-to-her-final-days-poems-i-wrote-showing-my-feelings-through-the-eyes-of-her-partner-xx</id><published>2024-02-18T01:21:38Z</published><updated>2024-02-18T01:21:38Z</updated><content type="html">













I hope in reading from start to finish you get some idea how important a smear test really is.
PAIN HITS HARD.
My partner and I were never prepared for what the specialist doctor said,We hoped the chemo worked but dread to tell you that...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/from-diagnosis-to-her-final-days-poems-i-wrote-showing-my-feelings-through-the-eyes-of-her-partner-xx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721293&amp;AppID=41543&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Dora223</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/288beb769611412db29cf9646371aca2</uri></author><category term="energy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/energy" /><category term="Cervical cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Cervical%2bcancer" /><category term="side effects" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/side%2beffects" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="feelings" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/feelings" /><category term="brain" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/brain" /><category term="Grieving" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Grieving" /><category term="eyebrows" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/eyebrows" /><category term="toilet" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/toilet" /><category term="smear test" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/smear%2btest" /></entry><entry><title>Losing my partner of 22yrs</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs</id><published>2023-09-18T01:42:11Z</published><updated>2023-09-18T01:42:11Z</updated><content type="html">I&amp;#39;ve had a lot of upset in my life but nothing ever compared to losing my partner after battling for 3yrs after being diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer.&amp;nbsp;
I have never had to deal with someone being so ill to where you see physical diffe...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721026&amp;AppID=41543&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Dora223</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/288beb769611412db29cf9646371aca2</uri></author><category term="Cervical cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Cervical%2bcancer" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="therapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/therapy" /><category term="school" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/school" /><category term="infection" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/infection" /><category term="operation" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/operation" /><category term="Sports" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Sports" /><category term="radiotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/radiotherapy" /><category term="smear test" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/smear%2btest" /></entry><entry><title>Losing my partner of 22yrs</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs-1578912544" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs-1578912544</id><published>2023-09-18T01:42:00Z</published><updated>2023-09-18T01:42:00Z</updated><content type="html">I&amp;#39;ve had a lot of upset in my life but nothing ever compared to losing my partner after battling for 3yrs after being diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer.&amp;nbsp;
I have never had to deal with someone being so ill to where you see physical diffe...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/posts/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs-1578912544"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=721027&amp;AppID=41543&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Dora223</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/288beb769611412db29cf9646371aca2</uri></author><category term="Cervical cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Cervical%2bcancer" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="therapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/therapy" /><category term="school" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/school" /><category term="infection" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/infection" /><category term="operation" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/operation" /><category term="Sports" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/Sports" /><category term="radiotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/radiotherapy" /><category term="smear test" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/losing-my-partner-of-22yrs/archive/tags/smear%2btest" /></entry></feed>