Thurs 21st Jan 2010

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One hell of an emotional week. Finally told Deb about my seeming emotional shutdown. Also asked a mate and Deb's Mac nurse what they thought. Turns out everyone is different, it's a coping mechanism and there's no right way of feeling. All true, all concise answers and all good things to say, but still don't help me that much.

Deb had her first round of Chemo today. It's the last one they can try and normally is given every three weeks, but Deb is having slightly smaller doses every week. I thought she was past this kind of treatment, it will probably make her loose her hair, and may make her feel bad. We don't now if it's going to work, and if it's worth her (maybe) feeling bad. She doesn't want to feel like crap for her last year.

On the plus side, we sent a form off to a charity called the Willow Foundation. They arrange trips and other such events for cancer sufferers and their families. We've asked if they would send us to Centreparcs (mostly because in the paper work that came with the form, it was one of the examples of what we could ask for). They called Deb today and said they had accepted our application, So Centreparcs here we come!

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Marc, unless one asks i personally

    dont think Doctors should tell a person

    how long they have to live, because as

    a nurse caring for people with cancer i have seen people give up and not want to fight. No doctor can be 100per cent

    sure when a person will die. Live for today, none of us know when our time is up, make the most of every minute you

    spend together. When you need to rant

    and talk about your feelings this is the

    place to come, so many of us are in the

    same position as yourself so we all

    understand .

    With Love Lucylee. xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi Marc, live for today, tomorrow never comes. I was given 58% chance of living 5 years or more. This knowledge enabled me to get my affairs in order and then to stop thinking about it. Worrying does not help one bit. I get as many holidays in the sun as possible and try to find ways of getting more !!  Live a lot and laugh a lot.

    Best wishes, Bill. I hope you enjoy Centerparcs, my mate loves it, go's every year.