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Went to a car boot again yesterday.It was a large one ,took 3 hours to walk round! Certainly exhausted at end!!!! Cool sharp wind spoiled it a little but enjoyed it with Leanne Joe and Jack we all got some bargains and I got jumper for £1 (have been downsizing clothes as now down to medium! and waist from 36 to 32 so replaced jeans at Asda the other day.Leanne got never worn sheepskin coat for fiver!!!!! Boys back to school today.Wound still healing and sore but never mind.Only couple more days now...
After 5 intensive months of supporting my husband through AML, it seems the treatment is nearly complete and for all intents and purposes he is in remission.
Apart from the 1st month when he had a reaction to the strong AML trial drugs and had a heart attack, he has been remarkable.
I think his positive attitude has helped enormously, keeping his allotment, fishing, making jams for the local pub - and visiting it of course - drinking wine on non chemo days etc!!
He has come home today whilst the...
Well what can I say clint has had his first chemo on the 20th of April and so far so good.
He is still on Steroids and will be until his next chemo because he has been on them for so long, had since they started reducing his steroids he is getting the shakes and feeling very weak.
I on the other hand am going back to work next monday and I am dreading it, because clint goes for his next chemo on the wednesday.
Will keep you updated.
Up early 3 am with pain so decided ibuprufen. It seemed to help so carried on with those today.Went to a car boot and when home did few jobs.Will I be paying price tomorrow? All in all great day.
I would like to share our experiences as i have found a lot of help and comfort from this site......... It is written from my heart.
Wow what a rollercoaster of emotions to find out about Russell's oesophical cancer was such a shock because of inital clear chest x-rays and bloods,although he was having trouble swallowing and eating.
A week later he had the endoscopy after which we were told that this was very very serious and the endoscope couldn't pass a 'mass' at the base of his oesophicus...
hi all. hope you can help me, my lovely best friend has a rare sarcome cancer in her stomach and we have now found out it hasnt responded to chemo, it has grown.
it has grown rapidly over 2 months so the chemo has been stopped, she's on 2 hourly morphine and cannot face eating, extremely tired, on oxygen but trying to be chatty when we visit.
i got to the hospital today and her daughters were saying someone had been in to chat to them about pallative care and how to prepare for her dying, I...
Been to tip today came back watched wedding. and set up printer on computer.Took me ages! still took mind of pain ha ha.Leanne telling me right now to have my milk shake and start building strength up for next chemo.
Went to Leeds on Wednesday for Nige to have his stem cell harvest !!! Both extremely nervous of the unknown !!
We had no need to be his nurse was absolutely fantastic and made us both feel at ease and explained everthing step by step .
She took bloods and said we needed a count of at least 10 to do it so we waited an hour for the results to come back ......... 216 woo hoo bring it on .
She explained that consultant had ask for a harvest of 3 which she said was a normal amount to request .
Poor...
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