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Thursday went with my brother and oldest son to Windsor Horse show. Despite it being extremely wet and cold. We had a great time just sharing the moment together.
Recently I received a text message from him which really moved me.
Lovely Sunday with you. Actually missed your company. But as usual you made up for your absence. by being superbly present and making my Sunday and week complete. Your gift of a baby orchid was such a beautiful surprise. Thank you for always keeping me level headed and humble...
Thursday 10th April: Start of treatment.
Felt OK during and after. Went to town for some food and two pints of beer. Slept OK
Friday 11th April: DAY 1
Felt fine. Went for my normal 5 mile walk. Went for a meal with friends early evening and had one bottle of beer. Began to feel very fatigued during the meal. Went straight to sleep once home.
Saturday 12th April: DAY 2
Felt very tired all day. Hardly moved from horizontal until late afternoon. Picked up around 18.00
Sunday 13th April: DAY 3
Started to feel...
Hi All,
My father is having his first chemo today for spine cancer. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, but it has now advance to his spine. He is 79 years old, not particularly frail but he is very scared.
I live miles away from him - him in Norfolk and me in Surrey. There is no one to care for him except me. I have talked to him about having his treatment and staying with me, but he is concerned that this won't be possible. I am quite desperate to find a solution for his care....
Hi guys,
I’m new to this forum and would like to share my family's success (to date) story with anyone who is interested. I hope this is the appropriate place to post.
I’m a British expatriate living in Indonesia. I came out here about 9 years ago to teach English and got married to a local girl with whom I now have a 7 year old son.
My wife’s mother was diagnosed with Stage III Endometrial (Uterine) cancer 5 months ago. She was suffering quite badly at the time, as she also had a fluid...
just been through 8 months of treatment for second boob. Boob one got all this 20 years ago and I guess I am lucky to still have two boobs. I have been lucky to have so much support and help especially when going through the surgery and chemo but perception is that radiotherapy is easier. Maybe but I completed four weeks of radiotherapy on 1st May and I feel totally knackered. probably more tired than having the chemo. Is this the effects of the radio alone or is it just the cumulative effect of...
Recently I've found myself in a difficult place- 'Difficult' in the looses sense of the word.
The ' unaffected by cancer difficult'.
I'm job searching and I have a few money worries, like not paying my phone bill on time and having to ask my mum for money. Having the odd arargument with my boyfriend about who's doing the food shopping!
This 'difficult', however, always has an edge.
The 'i have been affected by cancer difficult'.
The day to day struggles...
so, after 6 months of nagging the royal marsden finally referred me to st barts, i had my consultation and they are willing to treat me using IPO chemo
trouble is this only has at most a 20% CR rate, which is i must admit more than i have at the mo,
they willing to start treatment in a weeks time, which is very fast, and slightly annoying that the RM have toyed with me for. 6 months,
so do i try it knowing it may mean no quality end of life.
My ode this week is partly in respect for the book, The C Word, which I have been reading in anticipation of Sheridan Smith’s drama adaptation of the part. I feel very close, like this was my story too, yet I feel a little guilty that I survived it. But aside from the use of humour as a coping mechanism (and now that I am officially an old bag!), it is the refusal to believe in the fatal possibilities that I recognise best…
Let's just whack the key words in Google,
And change how...
This week I was honoured to have one of my poems printed on the new Macmillan carriers and I wanted to do that because I think the online community does such a wonderful job!
