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hi there im am new to this site, my name is zoe and i am 22 years old, my mum has been fighting against melanoma cancer now for two years.
She has had two small operations and one major one to remover half of her liver, and it was followed by radiation treatment.
Two days ago she was given some bad news that the cancer has spread yet again. She has been offered chemotherapy although there is only a 20% chance it will do any good. She is awaiting for another appointment this week to speak with a...
Ramblings of a Bad Fairy can now also be found at http://ramblingsofabadfairy.blogspot.com/
I will keep posting here and duplicate the entries on the new address.
My reasons for doing this are because, whilst I totally understand why the blog space at Mac should be a secure haven for people to open their hearts, my blog has always been written in a way which is "safe" for public viewing.
Along with sharing my experiences with all of you lovely people here who understand each others needs...
Today I recieved a letter from the DWP informing I was no longer entitled to the ESA I have been claiming since I was diagnosed last may. There is a generalised assessment in which you have to score 15, i score 0 the fact that i could touch my toes on that day and can string together a coherent sentence qualifies me to go back to work.
Things have to change, although i was asked about my illness in great detail, and what challenges it brings to everyday life this apparently has no bearing on my...
Thats me, text book, to the day exactly when the nurse said my hair would start to fall out it has started. Have to say blubbed in the car on the way to picking my daughter up from her sleepover and then thought how silly its just hair it will grow back and there are far more important things for me to think about than losing my hair. I surprised myself by feeling this way am usually, and have been strong so far on this journey! Sitting here on this grey afternoon I can still see rays of sunshine...
My wife and I have annual travel insurance though Direct Line but pre-existing conditions are not covered.
I was checking around to get some new quotes for Annual Travel insurance and these seem to be around £100-£120 but don't cover anything to do with the bowel cancer.
I phoned one company and they wanted and additinal £960 to cover the bowel cancer!
Hopefully good news is that we bank with NatWest and they have a gold card which costs £12.95 a month but includes breadown...
I went back to see my consultant today for my 3 month checkup
Everything seems ok, I was not sure what my cancer staging was but it is T3,N0,M0 - Dukes B
Still feeling quite tired, consultant thinks this is more psychological rather than physical, he says it will take 6 months to get over the surgery and the mental side of having cancer.
I am going back for CT scan and blood tests in May.
I was a bit down when we discussed the 5 year survival rates but hopefully I will be on the higher end of...
…..goes without saying I must smile a lot then! Although Miss Bad Fairy disagrees, she thinks I could do more smiling apparently and Master BF says in his lovely, sincere and gorgeous tones, “Mum, I don’t want to upset you or anything, but your tummy’s looking really fat!” Now, remind me … Miss BF said what?? In fairness to them their comments did make me laugh, along with causing another impromptu amateur human biology lesson, which only made them laugh when they were shown the accompanying...
Hi all, well I went along on Wednesday. Pretty terrified actually due to the famous side effects, and it has been 6 weeks since I had a cannula in me! They are probably going to use a PICC line as it's my hospital's policy to use these as much as poss to protect the veins, so I've got that to look forward to!
The process itself was easy, took less than an hour once I'd done the wait bit (3 hours). I came in Tuesday for the initial chat and to give some blood, so that probably made...
My son, my darling boy,
Want to hold you in my arms,
Feel the warmth of your skin,
The softness of your hair,
Shelter you from harm,
Ive cried a million tears,
But they can never heal this pain,
What i'd give to see the light of life,
Shine on your face again.
Rest in peace my darling boy, Joel Lawrence 24/7/90 - 25/03/10
Hello one and all,
Some of you might remember my hubby Mike, some of you may not. Whatever, he is a survivor, OFFICIALLY! He went to see the surgeon today to get his check results 1 year after his op. This is a post he placed on a different Cancer Website he subscribes to:
Well, just got back from Gatwick Park Hospital.
The surgeon himself came out to the waiting area, to call us in to his consulting room this afternoon. Elaine always comes with me to these bashes, as she remembers to ask the...
