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Well this really has been a rollercoaster of a week!! On monday, my friends lovely dad, (who i mentioned in my previous blog) sadly passed away, just 8 weeks after diagnosis!! So very sad, he was a lovely man and like i said before, was still mindful of others despite his own problems!! He said he would be thinking of us on the 17th september, and now i'm sure he'll be looking down on us, still wishing us all the luck…

My sister was diagnosed in april with AML, and a month ago my friend phoned to tell me her dad had been diagnosed with Terminal Pancreatic cancer, and liver secondaries, he was a fit and healthy person, a runner, didnt smoke etc, it seems if your supposed to get cancer you do, without prejudice, no matter how hard you try (even though it seems so unfair!!) I went to visit him last week, when i was at hospital with my…

Just thought i would add an update, for anyone who hasnt read my one and only other blog, my 25 year old sister (who actually turned 26 yesterday!) So 26 year old sister, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid laukaemia on the 3rd of april 2009. She was in remission after her first lot of chemo, but due to her subtype and a few unpleasant markers, she was informed that her only chance of 'cure' was a bone marrow transplant…

Hello, I've recently joined, and this is my very first blog, so i appologise in advance, im not quite sure what you are supposed to say!! My 25 year old youger sister was diagnosed with AML on 3rd of April 2009!! It still feels surreal to be writing that!! I think i've googled and read every possible site relating to it, (good and bad), but i still feel like i dont know nearly enough about it. I'm not quite sure what…