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So, the past few days, John's been feling really well. Not cranky, not moody, not bumping into things, not exceptionally tired. It's been really good.
On Tuesday, we saw the oncologist and asked to see the scans - compare/contrast old vs new ones and to see, for the first time, exactly how many and how big. The news was relatively good. Most of the tumours in the vital organs have stayed the same or even shrunk by about 1mm+/-. This means that the dacarbazine is doing its job, with mixed...
Today was the first time in 2 weeks that we were at the hospital for less than 2 hours - bonus!
Tomorrow will not be so lucky as the dreaded peg goes in and he's in over night. I loath the idea of leaving him there and going home. I feel shut out and out of control and it's not something i like!
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My MIL has just started her chemo (yesterday). She was very upbeat and was, pleasantly suprised at how much better it was than she had feared and initillly thought. She returned home after 2 hours drip feed treatment with steroids and was very positive. Today, she has woken in a very different place. She has been unable to stop crying. She says that she does not feel unwell or seem to be suffering any side effects from yesterdays ordeal. It is obviously distressing to hear her so upset and I...
Well its been a few weeks now .. and I still find it very difficult without my mum, I miss her every day.I have my husband and children to keep me busy but still the grief catches me off guard, It will be the first hurdle soon with mums birthday coming up ..not sure what to do on that day ,,
Sorry for the lack of contact since February, things have been manic all round with kids, college and family events....finally i can update you on everything!
Dad is now off his chemo and is on fortnightly doses of Cetuximab which has done more than just keep the cancer from spreading, it, along with the chemo, has shrunk the cancer right down to minimal size and the doctors and specialists are happy to just be ongoing now with the Cetuximab and 3 monthly scans. Dad is massively upbeat and seems...
Don't know who wrote this & you've probably read it elsewhere, but it seemed singularly appropriate.
" There are things we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn and people we can't live without but have to let go."
Ouch - as if we didn't know!!
LJen X
I’m home again after 4 of the very worst days of my life. Up until now I’ve been able to hold things all together and stay firmly positive and upbeat, but over the past for days in hospital I completely fell apart emotionally. My friends and family are all cheering me from the rafters, convinced I’m brave and courageous. Well the past few days has proved I am a total fraud in the bravery stakes. I was a blubbing, frightened, vulnerable idiot, making everyone’s life, both nurses and patients...
