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The district nurses came round today to set up the syringe driver,to be honest the whole thing freaked me out.I just imagined a large box with ALL the meds pumping into her system at once turning Mo,someone I love very much,into a zombie/vegetable,how wrong I was thank God!!.The syringe drivers aren't as obtrusive as I thought they look a rechargeable battery charger and can be hid under the pillows out of sight.They can also be carried in special pouches and aren't noisy at all the only problem...
Kerren the respite carer came in today on time and polite and even said "Good morning" to me.I explained about Mo's cancer being a lot worse and now it was just a 'matter of time',days and weeks unfortunately she was also very surprised at the progression of the cancer.I was going to cancel my respite but my neighbour Brian, talked me out of it he said I needed to get out and even while I was out that I could come back anytime I liked and send the carer home if I wanted.If I HAD cancelled my respite...
Its October 2011 my mum has been diagnosed with stomach cancer with 12 months to live. I am her only child, she is, my best friend, my advisor, my critic, my biggest fan, my world. This blog will follow from the start to the end of this wonderful woman's life.
I am 36 and too young to lose my mum at 68. I now need to learn how to cope with this to be strong for her and to help others who read this blog.
So this week we have heard that ' the cancer has spread' to 'its advanced you have 12 months...
I look after my husband full time now as his condition has deteriated. He has a Brain Tumor.
There is very little conversation during the day and I am finding it very lonely as all my friends and family work during the week and lead busy social lives which I can no longer be involved in. There is only so much cleaning and cooking I can do to pass time.
So what things do other carers do to help stop themselves going insane.
My Husband, 52, was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in June 2011. His PSA was 297 and he was put on daily Casodex and 3 monthly implant of Zoladex. He has had some radiotherapy for the pain but is still in a lot of pain and has poor quality of life. His PSA in Aug 2011 was 48 but in Oct 2011 was 58. Doc doesn´t seem too concerned with this and suggests carrying on with current treatment and to see him in 3 months when maybe he will recommend chemotherapy. I have heard about the new...
I was so dreading today and have just hurt my Mam and I don't know what to do about it.
Just walked Rocky down to hers and she wants to go to the cemetery because today is the 34th anniversary of my Dad leaving us. The thing is I just don't feel able to handle it because of Gordy.
I feel so selfish and heartless.
I HATE MYSELF!
Well after the tears had stopped and the phone calls made....a few cross words and the upset, we talked for hours.
I flipped out a bit...lost all control... became a blubbering mess for a while which upset Dave tremendously.
Both back on track now, he now knows how his depression is affecting me also....if he is having a down day it drags me down too....been going on for months and I just filled up and overflowed. With all those tears I never shed a single bloody ounce.
Debbie (Mac nurse) has...
Just a few lines to let you know how Picko is getting on. Those of you who remember John will know that he was given 3 months to live in January this year. Well he has had a few slices of sutent which apart from nearly killing him has worked wonders - the damage to his pelvis has started self healing, the tumours in his kidney have reduced as have the spots in his liver and pancreas but the side effects of sutent got so bad they had to take him off it.
The main issue is that since he has stopped...
Well I had my first chemo session today. I didn’t sleep at all last night out of being so anxious. Well I tell you that the today has probably been the absolute worst day of my life. I can honestly say I might actually mean those words. I felt as if millions of nano-bots were invading my body the minute they released the chemo into my system. Yes this could all be in my head but I will never forget the way my body felt it seemed more than real! It felt like I was traveling through my body with the...
The main idea of this came from an assembly I gave to my pupils a couple of weeks ago. After events of the last few days, I thought I needed to say it here too (tweaked a little so it makes sense to you lot). It is not funny. Normal service will be resumed next blog.
The day after I was diagnosed with cancer, I took my class camping for a week in Devon. I said to them John Lennon’s quote ‘Life is what happens when we are busy making other plans’ and that life was happening to me then. ...
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