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  • Claire leonie's blog
    my brave boy
    Well my boy has had his fourth lot of chemo and now is is really taking affect. His whole attitude has changed and not for the better. I keep telling him off when he starts which i feel horrible doing but i dont want him to think that it is ok to act that way. I tell him i love him always but there are times i dont like the way he acts he has started on his wee sister which isnt fair on her. She is only 6 and doesnt even understand why her big brother is acting that way. Itell her its the bad medicine...
    Former Member
  • ally74's blog
    thanx for all your support & a little update
    Thanx for all your replies, My husband and I have had many talks and he is depressed and this last week he has made a real affert to help, I think maybe he has relized with my threat of leaving how serius this is. He is not a person to discuss his feeling to anyone which doesn't help but we have both said we need outside help as we were having problems before i was diag but they just got swept under the carpet and now rear there ugly head. Had my chemo on thurs and they have stopped the vincrist...
    Former Member
  • smudeg's blog
    bowel cancer
    just a short message mam passed away in her sleep last night
    Former Member
  • ilovehersomuch's blog
    The News I Didn't Want
    My mum has had 3 rounds of chemo and the consultant as decided that it is making no difference and have stopped any further chemo. It was a shock as my dad, who would not let anyone go with him and my mum to see the consultant, had said that after the 1st chemo the saw the consultant and he said the x-ray showed a small shrinkage. After the 2nd lot the x-ray showed about a half shrinkage. My dad had got me all excited and I had thought that this was all good news and that my mum, even though we...
    Former Member
  • janelou's blog
    holidays
    Hi all.Just wondering if any of you ladies that have had mastectomies,have tried any of the lighter weight prosthesis(hope I spelt this right) I got my free NHS silicone one,but am going abroad soon,and feel that I will want a much lighter one, because obviously the heat will be a problem with silicone one,also I have a catalogue with swimming ones in,which I am considering,but would be gratefull to hear from any of you lovely ladies who have tried them.janelou X
    Former Member
  • minuet's blog
    RIP Uncle
    Yesterday was my uncle's funeral. He had MS and lived a relatively short but laughter-filled life. Though the funeral was a sad occasion, it really did feel like a celebration of his life. We had a humanist ceremony because my uncle was not religious which meant we organised and led the whole event ourselves. My dad, who has terminal prostate cancer and is very ill himself, did a marvellous job at opening the proceedings and giving a speech about his brother's childhood. Someone else then talked...
    Former Member
  • Candyx2's blog
    Cold Cap to Reduce hair Loss
    Hi, I was wondering if any members have used the cold cap system in an attempt to reduce hair loss through chemo. I am 19 days out from my first chemo (FEC100) and have thinning but have not lost any clumps of hair. I am worried about the amount of thinning. I have spoken with several women that have used the cold cap system and all have had some degree of thinning, I just hope mine is in the norm and not usually extreme.....
    Former Member
  • PamMitch's blog
    lymphodema
    hi . ive not done a blog befour although i do read them. i have started a new group about lymphodema and would like somebody to try to get on it as i dont think i have done it properly. i have put in to the help so heres hoping. might start to do blogs. thanks pamela
    Former Member
  • Gary38's blog
    Gloves?
    Hi, Our daughter, Claire, is about to start chemo today (we hope!), and I know that one possible side effect is extreme sensitivity to the cold. With this mind, please do you have any tips (both what to look out for, and what to avoid) when choosing gloves for her? Thanks Gary ------------------------------ "One step at a time"
    Former Member
  • kezza33's blog
    Feeling scared about, well, everything!
    hi everyone feeling a mixture of emotions just now . my mum is about to have her third chemo session which means she has completed one cycle of abvd for hodgekins. it was found in her chest only. however i am starting to let my mind wander thinking terrible things like what if it is in her bone marrow etc or rain, it sounds terrible but i keep imagining the worst things. she had a boine marrow test before starting her first session and they said it was unlikely she had it in her bones. they never...
    Former Member
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