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Hello friends of Jools
As promised here are the details of the funeral of our dear friend Jools.
It will take place on Friday 13 August at 12.45pm at the Crematorium at Whitley Bay Cemetery, Blyth Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 4NH. I understand this is on the Seafront opposite St Mary's lighthouse.
There will be a small reception afterwards at the Briar Dene Pub, approx. 10 mins walk away. As there is limited parking at the Crem you could park at the pub and walk if that is easier.
Richard Hempsall...
I don't know where to start but am already crying. Dad had been doing so well considering, until last thursday. The GP has said this *****! disease is spreading rapidly and he only has a month maybe 2. Yesterday I went to see them and he looked totally different - bright, out of pain and eating! I just can't comprehend this and am really struggling.
I know the day is going to come but can't believe it,and whilst life continues whatever I don't know how we will all go on without him there...
Am I the only one who now questions everything and everyone since getting ovarian cancer. Friends and family, who it must be hard for to see me go through this, I just question them all the time in my mind, are they doing that out of sympathy for me or do they actually want to be with me. Feel I have to be cheerful all the time, saying Im fine, everbody I meet saying your looking well, as if Im not supposed to be!!! Just get so damn tired being positive for everyone and not making anyone feel awkward...
When I was younger, around 4 years old, my grandad was diagnosed with cancer.
Like anyone else who has a family member battling cancer or even battled it, you would know that it puts a strain on not just close family members, but on close friends and aquaintances.
The nurses and doctors did what they could.. unfortunetly he passed away.
The same goes for my grandmother a year later.
Then in 2007 my other grandmother passed away, as did I try to do anything and everything I could for a person my age.
Well that will teach me for jumping the gun. My scan was absolutely fine and I can just carry on with the Herceptin for at least the next 3 months. I got in to the Drs office and she asked how I'd been feeling and if I was concerned about anything...so I mentioned the 'lumps' I had felt. She told me nothing new had shown on the scan and that she would have a feel anyway. She examined me thoroughly all along my collarbone and neck and said it felt fine to her, then she showed me the CT...
This is my first experience of cancer in the family and boy I wished it had not of arrived, start to finish 6 months and no one told us this would be the lightly outcome and now Mum has 3-6 weeks to live and the cancer has spread to her lungs. We are in the process of trying to get her home to die in peace in her own bed, and I am trying to be strong for her and my Dad.
I still dont really believe this is going to happen, is it really, Mum is a trooper and does not complain and says when its your...
Back to work to tomorrow after nearly 2 months. Scary prospect but at lease its a phased start so I can build up.
I then move on to the trials assesments and see if I am accepted.
Tomorrow I start week 2 of chemoradiation. So far I have had one minor side effect with the chemotherapy drugs: nausea. This started after a couple of sets of pills but having experienced morning sickness with both girls I had some tricks up my sleeve to help and marmite on toast saved the day again!
Fortunately after eating my way through a couple of spells of nausea the symptom subsided. I had been a bit worried it might get worse and worse the further into the week I got, but I'm relieved to...
Hi all,
Just wondering if there is anyone who has had an hysteroscopy done, as I have to have one on Tuesday and it sounds horrific. I am also worried about how I'll get into the right position because of pain in back due to tumour on the base of my spine and sacrum.
Would really appreciate any information anyone has.
Thanking you all.
Best Wishes. Vee. xx
Hiya guys,
I was wondering if any of you are able to give me some advice and help regarding my mums condition. My mum is 53 years old and was sadly told she had terminal cancer about 6 weeks ago and had months rather than years. It started off as cervical cancer which has spread to the peritoneum cavity. Around 4 weeks ago she started getting a pain in her lower back and she and the nurses just put it down to her syatica, anyway over the past few days the pain has become unbearable and she is now...
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