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So things have settled down a bit, mum seems to be stabilising a bit and day to day life feels like it is becoming a new kind of normal. She helped make dinner tonight for the first time in a long time and it was a huge momentous moment which we were able to share together .
This is positive however......I seem to have become an insomniac! Because things have settled down a bit and I'm not rushing around quite so much Im not as exhausted as I was and now have too much time to think, especially...
So, there we were, our daughter 'E' back at school and after a CT scan showing no cancer present, it seemed that E's problems were all under control.
'E' went back to school, half heartedly but she tried to get on with it. After a while it became apparent that 'E' needed some psychological help. Well who wouldn't at 15 dealing with cancer. After some counselling session, things seemed to be returning to normal, well as normal as things can be with the 3 monthly check ups and CT scans...
He was rushed straight to LGI hospital for ct scans and mri's where they found he had fluid on the brain and needed a shunt fitting... shortly after that was fit, he was diagnosed with meningitis so the shunt had to be removed and a ct scan was done where the shadow was first discovered.
I was the one who decided to take him to hospital on the 9th june 2016 and since then its been nothing but bad news.. how do i get rid of this guilt i carry everyday?
Shifting the meningitis...
Hello my name is Shannon I'm 26 years old...... I'm new to this so not to sure what I'm doing yet.....
my mum got diagnosed with cancer back in June..... back and forth with scans tests more tests more scans.... then she got diagnosed with Poorly differentiated non small cell cancer with immunoprofile consistent with squamous cell cancer (thymic origin )
She's had chemo...... didn't work.....so they decided the best option was to operate.... unfortunately when they opened...
My mum was diagnosed with incurable cancer in July last year. Every month we're getting to spend with her feels special and is definitely a gift.
She's stubbornly independent, traits which I definitely take from her! She's tired but getting bored of sitting in the house so I decided to take her out for a wee coffee to a garden centre. It felt nice to be able to spend time with her, just the two of us. Half way through a bite of cake she suddenly started to talk about her treatment. That's when...
Hello blogees (is that even a word? I might have made it up )
Just thought I'd take five minutes to update you all on the latest happenings concerning the Bastard. Seems a perfect moment to do it as the children are all still asleep and Mr H is occupied on the PlayStation.
The last fortnight has been hard. I won't lie. Things are starting to go wrong with my body. Nasty urinary tract infection, bowel issues and pain. The pain just keeps on getting worse. Those people out there who suffer with...
I had a mastectomy on my left side and 19 lymph nodes removed, 1£5of which were positive for cancer. IV had a bit of pain under my left arm which I was expecting but today whilst mosturising IV came across a lump about the size of a pea half way down my inner upper arm. Just wondering if anyone else had this issue after lymph removal ?
On 10th November I went to my GP. She examined my breasts and wasn't happy with the skin texture which she referred to as tethering. She referred me to the breast clinic, as she said, under the 'two week rule'. I was extremely surprised to come home to a letter the next day asking me to attend the breast clinic the following Monday 14th November. During the GP appointment I discussed the fact that three years previous, I had been referred to breast clinic with breast pain. I was actually diagnosed...
I'm 47 years old. I have three children aged 24, 22 and 14. The youngest two still live at home. I also live with my partner of ten years Mark, who moved in with us around a year ago.
In January 2016 I was successful in gaining a promotion, and a company car. I'd shied away from applying for the promotion for several years but felt like it was now the right time. During 2016 I had spent my time applying myself to getting my branch working as I wanted it, having had no effective manager for...
Saturday 21st January.
Today has been a pleasant day, we met a friend at the beach and then walked along the coast path with the dogs high above the sea looking down and along the cliffs and beaches, it was glorious. We had a lovely pub lunch. The two hour walk was easy, it was very hilly at one point. It was reassuring that I managed the walk just as well as I did before I was diagnosed with cancer. We came home and have been lazy all afternoon. Tomorrow we have our holiday makers leaving...
