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Well today has been a much better day, it really wouldn’t have taken much for that to happen though. Yesterday was one of those days that I don’t think I could take too many of without completely breaking down.
Last night I spent quite a while writing hubby a letter and I gave it to him this morning, it was a very long letter explaining how I felt, I put everything down in detail, I wrote it when I was very tired, I suppose I began writing it to get things off my mind, with no intention of giving...
This will be my last blog post. I don't fit anymore in the going through it phase. But I am not past it either. I am in the land of the 'living' again. I raced there, I rushed there - I couldn't bear to be in that desperate dark and frightening place that is grief, I ran from it, I fought it. Not sure how healthy or possible that is but that was my way of bearing it. And so I ran at lightening speed not to be there.
I look back on my posts at six weeks, seven weeks and I can see...
Yesterday was a bad day. One of the worst in the last year. I have no idea why, I suppose a perfect storm of lots of little things all gathering together hitting me all at once.
Maybe a couple of years ago I would have coped and just moved on, but yesterday I came to a stop. A great big stop. The help and support of one special friend I made on here on this site got me through the day. I will remember her help and that day forever, and I really do mean that.
I blogged a while ago about being...
Couldn't think of a more appropriate title for today. It's been an odd day! I woke in a good mood, I'd enjoyed a nice weekend and am heading to see my old charges at the end of this week. So feeling pretty good!
Then I texted a few of my friends and they ALL without exception, were down in the dumps! I did my best to listen, offer advice and jolly them along. While working and trying to keep myself in a positive mood!
Then this afternoon I had an accident with an Elephant and decided...
I really, with all my heart and soul, don't want to be here. To ever have had to log in to this MacMillan site, google cancer support or suddenly be facing wig or bandana options when I should be thinking about chicken or turkey for Christmas dinner.
I found a lump in my armpit on 9 November. Christ, it's not small. How could I have missed it before? See, if you normally shower and keep your arm up and taut, nothing to feel. Thankfully I had a bath and was washing with my arm down and...
I am a divorced fifty-six year old with an estranged family, diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia AML in June 2014. Formerly a successful businessman with many years’ specialist knowledge gained in the mobile financial sector. In late 2013 and early 2014 I noticed that I was almost constantly exhausted, but put the problems down to hectic European and African schedule, which often meant I'd work during the week without proper rest or sleep.
Finally unable to function, I collapsed in my GP...
Hi all, I'm maria 38, during a routine ultra sound in my liver. ( for meds I take ) I have recently been told I have a 7x4x5 tumour on my left kidney arising from the upper pole! This has come as a massive shock! Awaiting my scan which is next sun ( long wait but still within the urgent 2wk period ) and urgent referrals to hosp! It seems like a life time away! I don't know how I will get through it! I have support off family etc but I live alone with my two children and it's going to be so hard to...
I am 43 years old and was diagnosed with CLL just over 2 years ago. Last week my consultant decided it was time to start treatment.
I feel good at the moment and have been living a pretty normal life for the last couple of years. My only symptoms have been higher blood count and a large number of lymph nodes visible, in my neck, groin and under my arms. I’m a wee bit more tired these days too.
Consultant says I’ve done well to last this long as he says younger patients like me tend...
i have struggled a little over whether or not it's appropriate to write this! But it's something that is affecting me at this moment and I need to get it out!
I had a weird day a few weeks back when I 'realised' that my friend who has advanced secondaries, won't be around forever! We have become very close over the last year, we have visited each other and shared lots of laughs! So the thought of losing her really hurts!
Then I started thinking, like you do! One day, hopefully...
Hello all - I'm new to this site but have read a few blogs pertinent to my own bc problems regarding side effects from Letrozole.
I first had bc (DCIS) in 1999. Treatment was lumpectomy and radiation.
2013, second diagnosis, primary, st 1, grade 2, no spread - lumpectomy and radiation , Arimidex (side effects so changed to Letrozole).
2015, third diagnosis, primary in same breast as original DCIS, mastectomy, Tamoxifen - affected kidneys so put back on Letrozole.
In the past 12...
