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  • Support

    Beesuit
    February 28 2019 I have to add a few words about support here: The MacMillan nurses have been absolutely stupendous in propping me up. Both teams at the Singleton and in Carmarthen have been exceptional in their care. My brilliant daughter, Cat, has ...

  • Treatment: December and January

    Beesuit
    February 13 2019 December Treatment I can’t stress how important it is to keep well. Radiotherapy will make you tired, very tired. You have to rest and let your body cope. The cancer is going to take a year out of your life. Control the pain. A...

  • My Journey through thick and thin: August to December 2018

    Beesuit
    November 30 2018 August Believe in your body and in your second sense. Usually if you know there is something wrong there is…trust me; women are particularly good at this. My GP couldn’t appreciate much to see but at my insistence he arr...

  • My Story

    Beesuit
    August 31 2018 The first part of this blog is retrospective though based faithfully on my diary account. I’ve always been a “Glass Half Empty” girl. It’s the way I am. It’s a form of self defence. Expect the worst then b...

  • I am 67 years old, retired and living in Rural Wales

    Beesuit
    August 8th 2018 Once upon a time there was August 7th 2018 The whole world changed for me that day. The earth continued to spin but stopped dead for me. That was the day I discovered my cancer at the back of my tongue. I knew what it was th...
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