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I recently got diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm waiting for biopsy results and scans for staging. I am really struggling with so many thoughts and questions. My main concern is telling my parents. As a family we have had a very tough few years, with...
Hi there, My friend is in remission from a haematological cancer. They also have several autoimmune diseases, and due to a recent trauma, they have stopped producing bone marrow. Their oncologist has sought to refer them to MacMillan, but has said...
Hi all, my mother has been admitted to hospital again because of breathlessness and weakness. She’s just been told her cancer is incurable and inoperable. she needs a OT and physio assessment before returning home as she is now on oxygen but hasn’t had...
My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer 3 years ago. She was doing so well up until the new year when we were told her treatment had stopped working. Whilst waiting for blood tests to decide on the next line of treatment we discovered that it has also spread...
Hi, My Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer last week. We were told it's incurable and that she doesn't have long left. She desperately wants to come home but they keep stalling, saying maybe tomorrow. She is still in AMU after a week. I don't understand...
My mom was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer about 3.5 years ago. Things have been tough since September with my mom undergoing 10 sessions of chemo to fight a bit of progression. During this period they found very small scatter of mets in her brain...
Hi I am wanted to do more exercise and swimming but struggling financially my cancer treatment is making me put on weight can I get help to pay for a gym regards rachel
I found out this week that it's highly likely my father (78) has prostate cancer which has spread to his back, hip and lung. He has refused a biopsy and is now waiting for an MID scan. We have had a very toxic relationship since I was 10 ( now 60), and...
My brother (mid 70s) is terminal and lives alone. A month ago he was diagnosed and now he is now bedbound. He has carers come in a few times a day for 30 mins to make him basic food which he barely touches. I have my own health issues and am finding...
Hi there I had an operation to remove a tumour (liposarcoma) and one of my testicles. I had collateral damage whereby due to nerve damage i have chronic pain in the leg below where the tumour was removed. I now have to use a stick and am now intermittently...
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