mums lung cancer

  • A Long Time

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Its been a long time since I have posted on this site.

    It is with a lot of sorrow that on Monday 24th January my mum passed away.

    The full blog can be read at the following link

    http://mumslungcancer.blogspot.com/

    I hope that the blog has helped at least one person through our journey.

    My grief now, is a personal matter so I wont be adding to the blog now.

    Many thanks for those people who have supported us over…

  • Being Silly

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I'm pleased to say that mum seems to be doing well this week.


    She stayed at home on Saturday as these weekends after a cycle of chemo just are a non starter really.
    We all went round to her house on Sunday and had a really good day, a good laugh too, though I think it took it out of her in the end, all the laughing. It was just all a bit silly really. Laughing at a blow up chair that had started to deflate and…
  • Birthday Wishes

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Yesterday saw my Birthday, and also the beginning of Mums 4th and final cycle of chemo.

    I havn't blogged for a couple of day because I have been feeling absolutely fine about everything.

    Saturday was good, we went for our breakfast and spent all day just watching tv and chatting.

    Then last Saturday night I was watching T.V and saw a comedian Russell Howard showing a clip about a website called postpals.…
  • Remission

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Well.............. Here's a happier blog post............

    Followers will know that I have been away for a few days, for a deserving re-charge of my batteries.

    While I was away, Mum had an appointment with the oncologist and they reviewed how the chemo was going.

    They said that the cancer in all areas (lung, lymph nodes and adrenal glands) was responding to chemo and actually shrinking! They used the word remission, but…

  • Guilt

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    Well after all my whinging someone has just managed to make me feel really guilty.
    Someone reading my blog on a cancer support site thought initially that I was the one suffering with cancer.

    It upset me a bit, but the more I think about it, yes I know the blog is sometimes self indulgant and may look like wallowing in self pity, but I honestly believe that the blog is meant to be used as a tool for emotional…