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I have had some really lovely comments to my previous posts. Most unexpected, but very gratefully received. I haven't been able to read other blogs yet, I am too close to tears all the time. Will try to reply to the comments soon,but not strong enough today. Some of them are in the same position, or expect to be. It is so heartbreaking, so much pain and sadness.
So, 6 months after loosing my (lets say Partner for now, it will become clearer as the blog moves forward) partner, I am invited to attend three counselling sessions set up by Macmillan.
One session each month for three months (does this ring a bell?). I have lots of friends around me and had a little counselling before this invite but I am a person who is willing to take all the help there is and see how it fits with me, so I went along.
The sessions are three, the subject are three, the sessions...
I love my dad so much. Seeing him like this now has made things hard, But as a family we get through it. With help from great family and friends and of course the Hospice and Macmillan. Without them thimgs would have been very hard.
My Dad has been so great looking after my self and my 2 Brother's. He has worked hard in his life and looked after us the best he can. Always making sure that we are all ok. All the people he has known to be his freinds and to us. They have been very supportive and caring...
You ever hear the phrase ‘the elephant in the room’?! He’s with me. That giant, pink (I like to imagine him as pink) awkward git is with me. After I was diagnosed with cancer, he was tiny, insignificant in fact. Everyone I talked to or who came to see me, everyone who called or texted, was happy to talk about my elephant. It wasn’t awkward or stressful, it made things feel easy. I didn’t feel separate from the people I was with. After my surgery and before my radio-active iodine treatment, he was...
I'm not really sure that anybody will read this but today i felt the need to write about our journey so far & let people know that whatever life throws at you there's always hope & a light to aim for at the end of what may be a very long tunnel
Our journey began 8 years ago when dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer & how kind of them it was to let him know on his birthday,some present that was,fast forward 6 months & we had the wonderful news treatment was successful & returned...
The first thing that people say not to do when you're diagnosed with cancer (or any disease, really) is to GOOGLE IT. I on the other hand, would rather know the worst possible outcome, and work my way backwards - a twisted way to manage expectations, I suppose. Obviously this approach is not advisable for everyone, but I'm a firm believer that it's important to make informed decisions, especially when it comes to matters of life and death.
(I'm the sort of person who 'ummm's and 'ahhh's...
MacMillan Nurse Catherine called my CT scan is clear, so go ahead for mastectomy, got to meet for photos.
Had a sad thought thinking my breast will be incinerated. Had her for 42 years, now she's going to be no more, her jobs done, will be sad goodbye. but considering she's riddled with cancer, it will be bittersweet.
saw my regular doc today, she's amazing. We discussed my mental health after the mastectomy, I am worried how I will cope afterwards, but she's so amazing.
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Saw consultant today. MRI scan shows two 6cm tumors and several other clusters so cant save breast. He said mastectomy and expandable implant.
How does a 3cm on an ultrasound turn into two 6cm tumors. I think that was the shock. Went on my own as had no one to come with me, and its not the place for my 12 and 14 year old.
Its tough going, feel more alone then ever, few tears today.
im 42 years old and now feel, who will love me now. I know people are going through a lot worse than me, and...
Yesterday marked two weeks since my last infusion of EC. My energy levels are good, I’ve been exercising, socialising, working and feeling better each day. On this stormy Easter weekend, I wanted to reflect on some of the things I learnt and experienced. Reflecting has helped me remember and maybe some of the information will help someone else. Of course no one size fits all and different drugs, combinations, doses, bodies, sensitivities, this is only my own journey.
Exercise
Following the...
I have been brought to this because of my mum. I have recently found out that she has Ovarian Cancer that has spread to her lungs, we were first told that it was at stage 3 and she would be having chemo with a hopeful result of having it removed.
Sadly we have now been told 1 week later that it is stage 4 and there is nothing they can do except give chemo to try contain it. They said that after testing her fluid from a biopsy they have discovered cancer cells in the liquid
I am 29years old and have...
