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  • robsean's blog
    The last 24 hours or so
    This is my 3rd blog on here, and I still feel lik i dont belong, think that is what we all feel though. Yesterday my mum was going to Rotherham hospital to have a Bronchoscopy, I had very mixed feelings about this as it was the first real appointment that my mum has had since we found out that she had Lung cancer and secondry Brain tumour, Me and my partner picked my mum up at 10am and made our way there, the mod was sooooo quite in the car on the way there. When we got there my mum felt so relax...
    Former Member
  • Luna's blog
    Next stop, Oncology Dept...
    Hello One and All, Have a request to send a wee prayer on my behalf as I am scheduled to meet with my Oncologist this Monday, August 17th. I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer( invasive, grade III) this past June. An annual mammogram picked up a cluster and the rest is history. I know Dr. Chan is going to lay out a course of treatment for me, and I am getting nervous with the prospects. Am scheduled to start rad. in September. Thank you in advance for your well wishes and prayers. ...
    Former Member
  • purdeybru's blog
    Hope this is just a blip!!
    Having a down day today, in tears all morning imagining the worst. I knew it would come, but wasn't sure when. Went downstairs this morning and was greeted by chaos, dishes everywhere, enough dog hair on the kitchen floor to stuff a cushion, and a pile of dirty washing. Nothing changes, life around you just carries on as normal!! A friend asked me if I had sourced any nightwear or bra's for after my op and to be quite honest I had to confess that the thought hadn't even occurred to me. Would be...
    Former Member
  • one day at a time's blog
    dad passed away
    i never expected to be writing this so soon, i thought i was coping quite well and that when it eventually happened i would be very well prepared, but i think i was only just coming to terms with the diagnosis, my special dad survived 3 months and 2 days since his gastroscopy (the day of diagnosis). on wednesday night i gave him some oral pain relief kissed him goodnight and told him i loved him, so did my older brother, we were staying with my mum and dad because he was so poorly, it was just like...
    Former Member
  • Astra's blog
    I'm so glad this site exists
    Oh this site makes me feel so much better. I've been bottling up a lot of feelings I had for the longest time, and now for the first time ever I don't feel so crazy, or childish, or selfish.
    Former Member
  • DAFFIE's blog
    counselling, or lack of
    Intested to see the earlier blog asking about counselling. In this part of the Midlands, none is available. Our GPs are very supportive, but we really don't like bothering them unless there is a medical reason. Even though they show genuine concern , they can only offer sleeping tablets and anti-depressants. The local cuncil run carers association is only concernd with helping carers get benefits. I did ask at the local hospce, but nothing there either. On the subject of the hospice, unbeknown...
    Former Member
  • Bibby's blog
    Bibby's blog
    So, I'm blogging now.. Some of you know me from chat. I'm a carer, not a patient. My son Frankie...........he's on week 9 of his treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. He's had such a great week it's been like seeing the old Frankie again. The lively one, the cheeky one. But yesterday he had his Vincristine (chemo) in his line and he's tired and can't get up the stairs. It's awful to see a 4 year old boy go through this. It's awful for anyone with cancer. All he wants to do today is lie...
    Former Member
  • Noj's blog
    Day 5 Tax
    Well.... this has been an interesting 5 days. Treatment day was a breeze and finished with me feeling quite energetic. This wasn’t just ‘not feeling tired,’ it was spontaneous motivation to scrub the bathroom. Given that I am no domestic goddess, this was as welcome as it was a surprise! Day 2 followed in a similar vein with lots of housework getting done (this time focussed in the kitchen). It felt great – I realised that had forgotten what normal felt like. I felt that I had started...
    Former Member
  • raxxan jenny's blog
    head and neck
    Steve last session of the 60 was last Tuesday, he has a very sore throat and loads of that awful thick mucus he keeps trying to shift, his neck was weeping and bleeding at the end and he sounds like a frog bless him a very tired one!, we now have an outpatients app for 11th Sept. As soon as he has that he wanted to hop in a plane and go to UK which I was very much against, all those germs you breath in on a 3 hour flight, I really didnt think that was a good idea, he pleaded with with that after...
    Former Member
  • Alison65's blog
    My Lovely Dad
    My Dad has had 2 chemo sessions so far to help him with lung cancer. He is on the GemCarbo regime. I cannot believe it but he has had no side effects from the chemo, and actually feels better already. His cough is not so bad, and he can talk without gasping for breath. I can't tell you how delighted I am. We were all so scared when he started chemo, as you hear about so many awful side effects, but, touch wood, he has been really lucky. We are all being very positive and doing lots of things...
    Former Member
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