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I have been off work for 5 and a half months during my cancer treatment. Chemo and surgery. I went back to work whilst I was having my radiotherapy. I received Sicknesses benefits from my employer. However I am on the waiting list for my reconstruction...
I am on ADP which is £110 + 84 per week. I have not worked since early 2024 due to my condition. I still pay bills and ADP does not meet my outgoings. Can you advise if there are other support I can get. I am in pallitive care for terminal illness. Macmillans...
My husband went through his diagnosis chemo and surgery. He did not want people to know which is fine. As the primary carer and my family is overseas and I found it the whole experience bordering traumatizing. Even afterwards that experience has left...
Hi I’ve been having bloody mucous for 3 weeks in my poo so I went to the doctors. I’ve been given 4 poo samples and a blood test. One of them being a FIT test. if this comes back above 10 I know I need a colonoscopy but I go on holiday next week. What...
Finding it hard at the moment got my wife through her cancer journey then last year got hit with my cancer diagnosis superficial bladder cancer which has now gone muscle invasive starting radical chemotherapy soon trying to keep positive but not sleeping...
My husband gets up in the night to go to the toilet. He is confused, unsteady on his feet and upset.then angry when I have to help him. It's hard to get him back to bed. Can I get help at night
My partner has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and given a prognosis of months to short years to live. She was originally my carer as I suffer with chronic back and neck pain, depression and anxiety, and undiagnosed ADHD and PTSD. As I have taken...
Hi, I have finished my breast cancer treatment in December, it was caught early and I had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. I feel so grateful that it was all caught so early, but I'm so afraid of every little illness now, even loved ones getting ill. I...
Over the last year I have had several appointments or skin cancer treatment and my work have made me take this out of my holiday allowance. I’m just about to start a new treatment that will mean alot of time out of work and I just wondered if it is right...
My partner and I are both self employed and I only work 1 day a week (plus my NHS pension), he works 2 days a week (and has a state pension). Our savings take us over the £16000 threshold. He took 6 weeks off work as did I, whilst I had a mastectomy...
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