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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">Wiener Dogs Make Everything Better</title><subtitle type="html">My lymphoma journey. My husband. My dogs. My struggles. My fears. My joys. My hopes. Yesterday is over. Tomorrow is not promised. Right now is all we have.</subtitle><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2022-01-30T05:04:00Z</updated><entry><title>Family of cancer patients</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/family-of-cancer-patients" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/family-of-cancer-patients</id><published>2022-02-25T20:32:00Z</published><updated>2022-02-25T20:32:00Z</updated><content type="html">I&amp;#39;m dealing with bereavement of my father from cancer of asophacus my mother is now on oral chemo hiding it and not talking about her problems. How do I approach her.or let her know im here for her.she knows my dad&amp;#39;s passing broke me but comb...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/family-of-cancer-patients"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=719932&amp;AppID=40812&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="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /></entry><entry><title>The C Words</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/the-c-words" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/the-c-words</id><published>2022-02-05T17:21:00Z</published><updated>2022-02-05T17:21:00Z</updated><content type="html">



Cancer. Chemo. Both words cause me an internal spike of fear and negativity. They are just words, but mere words can hold a lot of power over us. I have been treating them like Voldemort and just saying &amp;lsquo;the word that ends in R&amp;rsquo; or &amp;amp;l...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/the-c-words"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=719896&amp;AppID=40812&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="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="therapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/therapy" /></entry><entry><title>Tick. Tock. TICK. TOCK.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/tick-tock-tick-tock" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/tick-tock-tick-tock</id><published>2022-02-01T21:24:00Z</published><updated>2022-02-01T21:24:00Z</updated><content type="html">



I feel like I&amp;rsquo;m in a James Bond movie and there&amp;rsquo;s a giant pendulum blade swooping back&amp;hellip;and forth&amp;hellip;and back&amp;hellip;and forth as the countdown to Day One of treatment starts next week. A very helpful member on this forum su...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/tick-tock-tick-tock"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=719891&amp;AppID=40812&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="disease" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/disease" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="Mouth problems" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Mouth%2bproblems" /></entry><entry><title>Step one taken. Chemo appointment made.</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/step-one-taken-chemo-appointment-made" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/step-one-taken-chemo-appointment-made</id><published>2022-02-01T04:32:00Z</published><updated>2022-02-01T04:32:00Z</updated><content type="html">



Today I conquered my fears and made the treatment appointment (bendamustine one day and rituximab the following day). Next Wednesday. Trying not to freak out. Almost wish it was this week so I can just get it over with.This pic is in our RV. We h...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/step-one-taken-chemo-appointment-made"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=719890&amp;AppID=40812&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="Rituximab" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Rituximab" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="Bendamustine" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Bendamustine" /></entry><entry><title>A modicum of privacy, please?!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/a-modicum-of-privacy-please" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/a-modicum-of-privacy-please</id><published>2022-01-30T16:36:00Z</published><updated>2022-01-30T16:36:00Z</updated><content type="html">




I love my husband of 20 years so dearly, but he is very loose lipped about my (MY!) health struggles. I am a fiercely private person. He, on the other hand, feels the need to tell EVERYONE. Every detail. Every everything. He actually gets angry ...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/a-modicum-of-privacy-please"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=719886&amp;AppID=40812&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="alcohol" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/alcohol" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="biopsy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/biopsy" /><category term="Garden" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Garden" /><category term="supplements" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/supplements" /></entry><entry><title>My first post :)</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/my-first-post" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/my-first-post</id><published>2022-01-30T05:04:00Z</published><updated>2022-01-30T05:04:00Z</updated><content type="html">





Catching up with some dates so that I have a proper blog log.
August 2019 - Low Level Lymphoma - mild and only required monitoring.
December 13, 2021 - Femur fractured. Awesome. A secondary condition of bone lesions. I&amp;rsquo;m basically an inva...(&lt;a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/posts/my-first-post"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=719883&amp;AppID=40812&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="Rituximab" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Rituximab" /><category term="Lesions" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Lesions" /><category term="Follicular Lymphoma" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Follicular%2bLymphoma" /><category term="Lymphoma" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Lymphoma" /><category term="secondary" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/secondary" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="immunotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/immunotherapy" /><category term="CT Scan" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/CT%2bScan" /><category term="Bendamustine" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/Bendamustine" /><category term="biopsy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/wiener-dogs-make-everything-better/archive/tags/biopsy" /></entry></feed>