positivelady's blog

CANCER IS SO LIMITED..... IT CANNOT cripple love.. IT CANNOT shatter hope... IT CANNOT corrode faith... IT CANNOT eat away peace IT CANNOT destroy confidence... IT CANNOT kill friendship... IT CANNOT shut out memories... IT CANNOT silence courage... IT CANNOT reduce eternal life... IT CANNOT quench the spirit... Author unknown I read this on an American cancer site i go on...just thought i'd share it with you all.…

Emm.......I thought the jokes were supposed to be in a different place? Iv just read a heartbreaking post from a member who has lost their wife, and on the same page no less than 7 (?) jokes! Not in the best of taste really. I am not a prude i just dont think these jokes should be on the homepage with all the others.

Hi friends, was wondering if anyone knew of any support groups for advanced bowel cancer? I am in Warwickshire. I feel this would really help my partner as he always seems brighter when he goes for his chemo sessions and i sussed out the reason why!-its because he chats to other people who have the same cancer and i am certain he would benefit from a support group. We asked our macmillan nurse if our local hospice would…

A friend of mine is a reflexologist and she is also a Jehovas Witness. Although i am not a Jehovas Witness myself we very often have some lengthy discussions on the subject. Her belief is that one day the world will end and all the good people will live in paradise where there is no more sickness or suffering and we will meet up again with loved ones who have passed away. Now i know what you,re thinking-YEAH RIGHT!!…

Hi all. It is my understanding that next month NICE are expected to approve the use of cetuximab (think iv got that right) for advanced bowel cancer and also for some other types of cancer. However i have been reading some posts and it appears that some patients are already having this? Please can anyone tell me why this is? Many thanks