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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">My Way of Coping with Cancer, Kids and Life</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2022-12-14T09:07:52Z</updated><entry><title>My Resolve</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/my-resolve" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/my-resolve</id><published>2022-12-14T09:12:31Z</published><updated>2022-12-14T09:12:31Z</updated><content type="html">I started the year very positively looking forward to the imminent arrival of my new baby and I&amp;rsquo;m finishing it differently to how I expected. There has been a lot to deal with. The birth of my son, my diagnosis, the development of my prognosis,...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/my-resolve"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720572&amp;AppID=41228&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>WontBeBeaten</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/ff827470e08847adb0fab46a94bf61a9</uri></author><category term="school" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/school" /><category term="terminal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/terminal" /></entry><entry><title>Ongoing Treatment</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/ongoing-treatment" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/ongoing-treatment</id><published>2022-12-14T09:12:01Z</published><updated>2022-12-14T09:12:01Z</updated><content type="html">So following chemotherapy, my scans showed that the tumours both in the breast and liver had shrunk. Surgery still wasn&amp;rsquo;t a given and would technically make no difference to my prognosis. So, I was asked what my preference would be. Having give...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/ongoing-treatment"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720571&amp;AppID=41228&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>WontBeBeaten</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/ff827470e08847adb0fab46a94bf61a9</uri></author><category term="side effects" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/side%2beffects" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="Antisickness" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Antisickness" /><category term="surgeon" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/surgeon" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="therapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/therapy" /><category term="Oncologist" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Oncologist" /><category term="menopause" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/menopause" /><category term="incurable" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/incurable" /></entry><entry><title>Beginning Treatment</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/beginning-treatment" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/beginning-treatment</id><published>2022-12-14T09:11:14Z</published><updated>2022-12-14T09:11:14Z</updated><content type="html">On to chemotherapy, I wasn&amp;rsquo;t sure what to expect. With my mother-in-law also having cancer (formerly breast cancer that has since returned in the bones) I knew that the sickness wouldn&amp;rsquo;t hit me straight away but tends to hit a day or so l...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/beginning-treatment"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720570&amp;AppID=41228&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>WontBeBeaten</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/ff827470e08847adb0fab46a94bf61a9</uri></author><category term="christmas" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/christmas" /><category term="oncology" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/oncology" /><category term="sickness" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/sickness" /><category term="nausea" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/nausea" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="Breast cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Breast%2bcancer" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="therapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/therapy" /><category term="CT Scan" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/CT%2bScan" /><category term="Hair loss" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Hair%2bloss" /><category term="Oncologist" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Oncologist" /><category term="terminal" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/terminal" /><category term="radiotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/radiotherapy" /><category term="anxiety" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/anxiety" /><category term="swimming" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/swimming" /><category term="incurable" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/incurable" /></entry><entry><title>Diagnosis</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/diagnosis" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/diagnosis</id><published>2022-12-14T09:10:43Z</published><updated>2022-12-14T09:10:43Z</updated><content type="html">When I was 7 months pregnant with my second son I found a lump in my breast. I went to the doctor who thought it was most likely a blocked milk duct but tried to refer me to the breast clinic to be sure. Without even seeing me the breast clinic decid...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/diagnosis"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720569&amp;AppID=41228&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>WontBeBeaten</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/ff827470e08847adb0fab46a94bf61a9</uri></author><category term="tumour" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/tumour" /><category term="anaesthetic" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/anaesthetic" /><category term="Sympathetic" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Sympathetic" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="surgeon" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/surgeon" /><category term="Breast cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Breast%2bcancer" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="CT Scan" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/CT%2bScan" /><category term="pregnant" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/pregnant" /><category term="biopsy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/biopsy" /><category term="radiotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/radiotherapy" /></entry><entry><title>The Start</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/the-start" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/the-start</id><published>2022-12-14T09:07:52Z</published><updated>2022-12-14T09:07:52Z</updated><content type="html">I am 35 years old and have 2 sons, the oldest is 3 years old and the younger is just months. Back nearer the beginning of the year I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer which I later found out had spread. Having dealt with difficult times before...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/posts/the-start"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720568&amp;AppID=41228&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>WontBeBeaten</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/ff827470e08847adb0fab46a94bf61a9</uri></author><category term="Breast cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-way-of-coping-with-cancer-kids-and-life/archive/tags/Breast%2bcancer" /></entry></feed>