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Hi everyone, hope you are all doing okay Nearly at the end of my 1st set of treatments (radio/chemo/brachyia) & looking at booking a little holiday, somewhere warm for me, the kids & my parents (who have been absolute angels, & wouldn't have been able...
Hi, I've got stage 4 prostate cancer. It's metastased into bones. I've got life insurance before all this cancer stuff, but I got this recently only just before. I got life insurance thinking I was being a grown up, my boy just turned 15 and few...
Hello everyone As I live in Scotland I'll shortly be able to apply for ADP in my area. Would your team be able to assist me with my application? With many thanks.
I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018. I went to Germany for NanoKnife treatment. The treatment was successful. My PSA is below 1 and relatively stable. I have ongoing urinary frequency and urgency and a small amount of incontinence. I also had...
Farther in law has cancer in a number of places and given weeks. Told they could get him home for last weeks with support. Mother in law was told ( by a friend) this will cost her upto £1000 a day and would take her savings. She is now very stressed and...
Hi, I’m due to get my scan and blood test results and just wanted a bit of advice about taking someone with me. I don’t have a partner to come with me, someone has offered to come and I think they would be supportive and helpful but I’m worried about...
Hi, my wife has recovered from breast cancer after having a double mastectomy 5 years ago. The problem is that whenever she is I’ll or has a minor ailment e.g. a cold, diarrhoea, or a cough she believes the cancer is back. This makes her very sad...
Hi, my dad , he has got prostate cancer, still waiting for tablets then injections and finally radiotherapy. im support with the things he likes doing ,ringing him up, he seems very tired at moment want to give up on things he loves doing. He only been...
Hello, I had a cancer, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, about 5 years ago. Has been diagnosed after almost 8months of medical exams here in UK and as I didnt know how the outcomes would has been as all doctors here told me is rare and first time they...
I am a teacher in a primary school. A child in my class' parent is in the last few days of life. Do you have any advice about how I can tell my class and advice about how they can support each other?
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