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Still missing my husband

2017

1 post

Loss of my dear hysband over 8 years ago
BCC Skin Cancer

BCC on my upper lip

1 post

BCC Skin Cancer - upper lip over 8 years ago
Diagnosed with IDC Breast Cancer

Diagnosed from a routine health check at aged 41 after undergoing 1st time mammogram. No family history or known symptoms. 26mm lump plus 4 lymph nodes removed. Course of 12 weekly Paclitaxel followed by Radiotherapy then 10 years of Tamoxifen/Zoladex.

31 posts

What a year it has been ... but hello 2017, here I come! over 8 years ago
Palliative Care

Lung cancer, brain cancer, my poor mum

3 posts

Feeling helpless over 8 years ago
In the queue for the rollercoaster

Waiting for the operation and thinking about the journey ahead of me .

3 posts

the ride so far over 8 years ago
Bonus days Backchat

A sometimes daily and occasionally more often, irreverant peek in what's going on in my mind in the days after surpassing my terminal lung cancer diagnosis!

2 posts

Oh well still here! Or Yippee I made it over 8 years ago
me, my cancer and I

First time blogging, so just hoping to keep my head straight, get things of my chest (literally) and hopefully find some opportunity to add some humour to all of this.

17 posts

The return over 8 years ago
Caring again, its harder this time

Caring for my husband with advanced prostate cancer. My thoughts, hopes and dreams and general ramblings

1 post

Boxing Day Blues over 8 years ago

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