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  • laurenstacy's blog
    good feelings
    Today I woke up with a great attitude. Now that I do understand everything with my situation and my dr.'s decisions I feel so much better. Reading some blogs I see how everyone is dealing with all of this. I know I will have down time at times. I feel fortunate to have 3 little girls to keep my mind busy and going forward. This will hang over our heads for life. However, the hardest time is at night laying in bed trying to sleep. The crazy thoughts that run through my mind goes on forever...
    Former Member
  • honda's blog
    Chemo
    We only got the diagnosis today and are trying to get enough info to decide whehter to go for chemo or not-radio not offered. I notice that most of the contributors seem to have gone for chemo when offered. Have any of you declined this and if so how long since your diagnosis and how are you feeling. Do any of you know of a support group in or near the West Lothian area in the next week-willing to travel. Thanks in advance.
    Former Member
  • karent's blog
    I'm not 'a grey' anymore
    Hi everyone I'm not a grey anymore, after trying to upload a foto for days I called in youngest daughter and asked her help. Her hands moved over the keyboard at the speed of light and here I am. Do you recognise the John Travolta pose? Middle daughter took the foto (shes arty), I wanted to make some fun thankyou cards to send to the radiographers and ward staff at Preston where I was treated (and also all our lovelly friends who'v given such caring support). Thought It would be nice for them to...
    Former Member
  • elissagiles's blog
    elissa
    hello new to this site so just finding myself a bit lost at the moment.
    Former Member
  • elaine.currier's blog
    counting the days
    I am counting down the days now till wednesday to get the results of my neck lumps aspiration. I think about it all the time . 5 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer . I went through most of it on my own. It was the hardest thing I had to go through but have been well for 3 years. I went to live in spain last year to have a better quality of life and everythhing possible that could go wrong did go wrong . I lost every penny I went with after selling my house. I came back in June to start...
    Former Member
  • lwal3183's blog
    What a week!!
    Well this really has been a rollercoaster of a week!! On monday, my friends lovely dad, (who i mentioned in my previous blog) sadly passed away, just 8 weeks after diagnosis!! So very sad, he was a lovely man and like i said before, was still mindful of others despite his own problems!! He said he would be thinking of us on the 17th september, and now i'm sure he'll be looking down on us, still wishing us all the luck (if not lending us a helping hand)!! Then tuesday my sister had a horrendous day...
    Former Member
  • loulou7199's blog
    Paranoid or Wishful Thinking
    I have been getting lower back pain for a few years now due to an over flexible vertebrae and lazy ones below it and had been getting chiro to help ease it which it had been. However had to stop the chiro as lying down on my stomach was getting a wee bit too sore. The pain in the back has increased slightly and as its the same pain as before in 95% sure it is the vertebrae problem. I mentioned it at the hospital yesterday, just to see if they could recommend a freeby chiro lol, but the nurse said...
    Former Member
  • mizcmt's blog
    MY STORY
    I feel Ive been a member here 4 a long time. (it;s only been a week) 7 days ago the people on this site were strangers. Now, they feel like freinds. The folks here bare their souls & share the most intimate parts od their lives. Instantly u feel a bond, a kinship. You find yourself wondering how they r doing, whats going on with them, how r they reacting 2 their latest set of situations. & its always a pleasant surprise 2 find the responses you get from them after u have added a post. God is...
    Former Member
  • sharonc1959's blog
    here we go
    Well...here we go....i shud be sat here today case packed waiting for a taxi to take me to the airport...jetting off to the sun for a week....instead im sat here waiting to go and have my 1st cycle of chemotherapy...not quite the same is it...lol... Ive got a mixture of emotions...relief that im actually starting after the long wait...apprehension of what is going to happen ....and the worst one...jealousy...of my sister and her hubby who ARE going to the airport...they said it wont be the same without...
    Former Member
  • Caroline W M's blog
    ?
    I wrote before about how my husbands mood swings are difficult. Yesterday wasn't good. we had a small window of reason but that was it. I managed to get to the shops for an hour with a friend but all the time wondered how he was, and shouldn't have as was sound asleep on the couch. I have to contact someone today again, going to phone the cancer nurse and go into Maggies as he is being very unreasonable, sometimes doesnt make sense and confused too. I know I have to say but at the same time feel...
    Former Member
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