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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">s casey&amp;#39;s blog </title><subtitle type="html">s casey&amp;#39;s blog </subtitle><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2009-06-22T22:39:08Z</updated><entry><title>not a great day</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/not-a-great-day" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/not-a-great-day</id><published>2010-02-15T22:15:51Z</published><updated>2010-02-15T22:15:51Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;hey guys not having a great day today missing mammy like mad all i want to do is ring her and hear her voice i really cant see this getting any better or easier. i have a really bad flu and all i want is some of mams soup, i think dad is feeling it this week as well as he is very quiet in himself. life really tests us and im struggling to find a way of coping, haven gone back to work cause i really cant face it yet but still i realise i will have to soon. xx sarah xx&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=316701&amp;AppID=17420&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry><entry><title>Mammy RIP</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/mammy-rip" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/mammy-rip</id><published>2010-02-08T20:17:50Z</published><updated>2010-02-08T20:17:50Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;my mam passed away thursday at twenty past four, i was in the room with her as she took her last breath, needless to say&amp;nbsp;i feel like my heart has been taken away my mam was my best friend and i love her loads, thankfully she was in no pain and we all got to spend time with her.&amp;nbsp; really cant get my head around why god would take my mam away from me at 6 yrs of age, im engaged and suspossed to be planning my wedding but cant imagine my mammy not being with me picking my dress and on my big day, life is so unfair.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=314875&amp;AppID=17420&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry><entry><title>im so sad at the minute</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/im-so-sad-at-the-minute" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/im-so-sad-at-the-minute</id><published>2010-01-28T20:06:18Z</published><updated>2010-01-28T20:06:18Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;hi everyone, got bad news about mam the other day they are not offering anymore treatment as mam is to weak, needless to say my heart is breaking just really struggling to come to terms with it.&amp;nbsp; since bringing mam home from hospital she has become very confused and dis-orientated, its really hard to see mam in this way and i cry myself to sleep ever night just fed up with the whole lot. has anyone else experienced the confusion situation and any advice how to deal with it? thank you for reading this xx&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=311879&amp;AppID=17420&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/archive/tags/Hospital" /></entry><entry><title>tumor back stage four please read</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/tumor-back-stage-four-please-read" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/tumor-back-stage-four-please-read</id><published>2009-08-05T19:29:45Z</published><updated>2009-08-05T19:29:45Z</updated><content type="html">hi everyone my name is sarah and my mam was diagnosed with oesophegal cancer in december 2007, radiation and chemo in january 2008 mam got very sick with the chemo so refused the second dose as it was a very strong dose.  In June 2008 mam got a oesophagectomy and was a great success well so we taught in june 2009 we found out mam had another tumor relating to the first one which is at stage four, mam starts chemo next thursday,  one session for three months and then a scan and take it from there.  Is my mam going to die, is there anyone out there who has had a similar situaton and battled through it.  I really love my mam and cant imagine life without here its so so hard, i taught when we got over the surgery we were through it but we just keep meeting obtacles.  please if anyone can shed any light on this please right to me. thank you for taking the time to read my blog sarahxx&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=221999&amp;AppID=17420&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="tumour" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/archive/tags/tumour" /><category term="oesophagectomy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/archive/tags/oesophagectomy" /><category term="radiation" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/archive/tags/radiation" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /></entry><entry><title>another tumor please read</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/another-tumor-please-read" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/posts/another-tumor-please-read</id><published>2009-06-22T21:39:08Z</published><updated>2009-06-22T21:39:08Z</updated><content type="html">hi everyone my name is sarah and my mam has oesophegal cancer she had major surgery a year ago this month to remove the tumor and it was a great success, last thur we were back up for scan results which showed up a tumor in the lymph nodes under her left arm, my mam broke down and is really not coping very well as for me i keep strong around my mam but when i get home i cry myself to sleep fearing the worst for my mam. is there anyone out there who has had this shock of a second tumor and survied, please let me know. xx sarah&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=221994&amp;AppID=17420&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="tumour" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/s_casey/archive/tags/tumour" /></entry></feed>