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What is it about Xmas that makes me a snivelling wreck? I was driving home today from the shops when I put the radio on and one of the Xmas songs I love came on - the old sort of Phil Spector 'Baby please come home', you know it?
So I started singing along, and felt ok - looking forward to Xmas, have my son and daughter-in-law, my mum, my hubby, dog, and our best friends and their old dad coming - then, suddenly, I'm crying instead of singing. Suddenly, the sheer horror we faced this...
I would like to thank you all for being our friend. My husband has oesophagus cancer and it has spread to his lymph glands. When I showed him your replies it cheered him up, it made him realise that you do not have to be alone.
Best wishes
Kathxxxx
My dad was diagnosed in Feb 2009 with Liver Cancer. My dad died on Saturday 19th of Dec 2009. My dad was a strong fit and healthy man, a man who never complained about physical work and was the rock of our family. He was a generous, kind and loving man, though I had my ups and downs with him. The decline health wise in my dad came on very suddenly. Only a few weeks ago, I kind of almost forgot that he even had Cancer. But 3 weeks ago he bacame very jaundiced and had Odema in both legs. He couldnt...
Ive just collected Joe from hospital, hes upstairs playing on his xbox and has eaten a KFC on the way home. All seems so normal, so good and this makes what we have just been told by his surgeon so so difficult to comprehend. We were told that the tumour was large but confined to the stomach wall and out of 18 lymphnodes removed only 2 were effected - so far so good - then he told us that whilst he was operating he noticed some suspicious areas the size of pinheads on Joes transverse colon. He said...
dad has ben taken off the drug trail because he was suffering too many side effects, the consultant said that many of his patients on this trial were suffering the same and the benefits did not outway the side effects.
we were originally told if he went on this drug trail there was no going back but evidently something happened because he has started back on sutent today.
Although i am glad he will not suffer so much, this drug was supposed to work where sutent did not so that leaves me feeling...
My beloved husband died on the 16th October 2009 after a 6 year battle with tongue cancer which then spread to his liver. He had been so brave and never moaned or complained even though he couldn't eat proper food only liquids due to the chemo and radiotherapy destroying his saliva glands I am so angry that he died but he was in so much pain and discomfort at the end that he couldn't take any more. I can't believe that I will never see or speak to him again, everybody says it will get easier...
21/12/09 this day i will remember for ever! MRI scan is normal, cant quite believe it, the nightmare is over i have survived the most awful year but have come out the other side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Would not of been able to do it without the support of my great family and friends
To those who are still battling, keep the faith love to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right, here we go. I'm a 47 year old man who got diagnosed with cancer of the right tonsil on Dec 8th 2009. Since then I've had the obligatory scans, checks etc and are planned to go in to hospital on Jan 4th 2010 to have two lymph nodes removed from my neck and 12 (yes, count 'em!) molar teeth removed. I've then got a week in hospital, 2-3 weeks at home followed by 6weeks chemo/radiotherapy. Roll on Spring '10!
To date, I've had no pain or discomfort, the only sign is a lump...
Woke up at 04.00 it's getting much colder
grabbed my pink blanket to wrap round my shoulder
Snuck down the stair my knees...how they creek....
the banister rail needs dustin this week!!
I'm tryin to be quiet cos hubby is snorin
watchin repeats on the telly... it is so borin!
Then I think to myself... My neighbour? His lift?
Hasn't turned up for work? then I notice... THE DRIFT!
Now I've set off in a mad panic
I've a dental appointment my depression is manic!
I can glide down the...
Its 18 months since I had my right lung removed, Six months ago i was signed of from the hospital for a year. I have been to my GPs regular re my breathing all I am given is antibiotics. I am now really gasping if I excert My self like Walking, getting dressed etc.
Who or what is the best thing to see or do. By the way I am 74 Yrs of age and feeling as if no one wants to know.
