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  • beanpole's blog
    Radiotherapy here we come!
    Clive is off to start radiotherapy for 2 weeks starting Wednesday. He is really starting to need it as his eating has gone down hill and he says drinking is beginning to feel more difficult, so we have to keep our fingers crossed this makes an impact. After finishing the chemo he was just starting to feel brighter in himself and he sneezed and pulled something in his back, which he is just getting over, if if its not one thing its another! Our 12 year old son also managed to break his arm a week...
    Former Member
  • boatbum's blog
    Beauriful morning
    I'm sat here with a cup or tea, watching the sky and clouds.....and it's nice! Puppy is the reason I'm up so early as she needed to go out. She's sat with me in our spare bedroom/study/gym, whining because I won't let her get in our bedroom and jump all over Chloe. Today, I see the chemo clinic and ask them where the perforation actually. was. The surgical tea said it was well away from the tumour, and only because of the perforation are they actually offering me chemo. Which is the reason I had...
    Former Member
  • bally101's blog
    Burkitts Lymphoma
    Just wanted to join the site to share my blog www.alex-beatingcancer.blogspot.com I had Burkitts Lymphoma 4.5 years ago and underwent 4 months of intense chemo and radiotherapy, and my story and weekly ramblings are on my blog.
    Former Member
  • Bally101's blog
    Burkitts Lymphoma
    Just wanted to join the site to share my blog www.alex-beatingcancer.blogspot.com I had Burkitts Lymphoma 4.5 years ago and underwent 4 months of intense chemo and radiotherapy, and my story and weekly ramblings are on my blog.
    Former Member
  • pupskin's blog
    fear
    Had a nice day. maybe the last 'normal' day for a while. Had a nice lunch with Mum and stepdad then Mum and me went to cardiff bay and pottered about. Scared for her about the mastectomy, scared about the lymph node results we will get mid Aug, scared about how she will feel about things, just scared for the future. Living has a bitter tang to it. Pray that this eases and for other feeling sad right now.... P
    Former Member
  • ilovehersomuch's blog
    Her Pain has Stopped but Mine is Just Beginning
    My Mum sadly, and I mean sadly, passed away at 5.20pm on Friday 17th July. My world will never be the same. No matter how long or short of a time you have to prepare you simply can't. The bottom dropped out of my world and I still think in my deepest part of my brain I had still hoped she would recover and we would get another chance. No the reality is that this cruel disease took away yet another fantastic woman and there is now another family in this world missing a great person and are now...
    Former Member
  • Miss Dx2's blog
    worse today...
    my dad is very ill today. i only saw him on wednesday and he wasnt too bad and looked ok. i was shocked at how bad he looked today, i was so upset to see him like that and finding it so hard now to hold it together and not go to pieces. im trying to stay strong for my dad and also my mum n my brother. we had the doctor come out to him today and he said he has thrush in his mouth. he cant eat and seems dehydrated. im hoping they keep him in hospital when he goes for his radio therapy tomorrow.
    Former Member
  • pupskin's blog
    Talking
    Mum visiting Cardiff for couple of days. She looks well but admits she is have a breast removed as well as nodes and wanted to tell me face to face. I see the fear in her eyes but she and I believe that if it prolongs life, it is something you can live with. I have said I am there for her as much as I can be and will visit the weekend after her surgery for a few days to help as I can. the only thing is that the cancer cell check in nodes - results two weeks after mastectomy so again the waiting game...
    Former Member
  • Miss Dx2's blog
    Dad with bowel cancer
    Hi, My name is Rae and im 35 and my dad has bowel cancer. When i first heard the word cancer i totally went to pieces and freaked out and could not handle it at all. But somehow since the diganosis ive got stronger and been able to deal with it better and been trying to help others cope!? My dad is half way thru his treatment right now, hes having chemo and radio therapy. He seemed ok at first and didnt really seem ill, but now he is suffering extreme tiredness and mouth and eye dryness and diarrhea...
    Former Member
  • mpurchall's blog
    Dad Update
    Not blogged before so not sure if i'm doing it right. This is an update from thursday. Dad has got an infection below his left lung.They thought he had swine flu but tests said not,they thought it was an infection due to hickman line so they removed it, x ray result tonite said an infection below left lung. He in ICU, he on meds to help raise bp as too low, he has really bad pain in chest but heart machine said heart good so think pains due to lung infection, he had three or four blood infusions...
    Former Member
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