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Hi Manup1

Welcome! Your post certainly got me thinking this morning. I read your profile I’m so sorry to hear of your recent diagnosis . I have found this group to be an amazing support - my prayer is that youdo too

Good morning and a second welcome to this little corner of the Mac Community.

Great, thought provoking words......... a cancer diagnosis does make us plunge deeper into the wells that feed us life. I have never been great with words...... I was always at the school nurse during English class ;) 

This group is a good safe place to off load stuff or just to put something up that someone 'gets' something from.

A cancer journey is all about prospective, we need to always work on a positive way to deal with challenges. I don't really do sympathy, I find that being over sympathetic can turn out to be more negative than positive. I prefer being full of Compassion. Compassion is understanding the circumstances but always looking to promote positiveness and look for ways to move life forward in a constructive way.

I was having a look back at your posts and it looks like you are connecting in with the folks who will understand the journey you are on and how to get through your treatment.

This little group is always around to support in what any way we can.

Looking forward to get to know you better.

morning mike,

for some reason verse just seems to be flowing at moment.i wasnt sure if i had done the righ thing posting last night. but i felt no matter what we go through in our relativily short lives there is always a guiding hand. please let me explain. when i was five i had a very high temp. next thing suffering from febrile convulsions ,although small. (petit mal) it left for a few years then came back as full blown epilesy.

but it never really got to me,althogh at school i could'n't retain information because of the drugs. teenager years i liked a drink as well as the next man but not good for me in exess. it's not the seizures but the effects one can have ,i've had broken jaws (wired up for two years) just on mush. had one at the side of a river, fell in a coal fire, 3 broken noses (not all alchohol related i hasten to add. i was in slovania on a ski trip fell and lost all my front teeth (implants now in) fell against a heavy metal machine cracked my head broke the machine l.o.l. keep smiling paul.  Then 2 years ago i had 4 d.v.t. s in my right calf. doc put me on a drug that didn't work with an epi drug i had another seizure,had to surrender my license. last year went to docs for routine bloods and befor i know it i'm lying on hosp. bed getting all kinds of scans. "extensive" multiple pulmoary embolisms) another day i would be dead. not to mention a breakdown between all this.(would not wish that on anyone) lost 3.5 stone. putting weight on now feel great,went for bloods,mentioned to doc on way out about a lump on my neck. my god every thing is happening so fast now .next 2 days m.r.i. cat scans  biopsy on monday. we knew there had to be something underlying withe the clots. we're just going to suck this and see, it's another test for us. oh and pushed from my job. not strong enough to fight that one. 

please if any poems or content upset, it's all aimed me it's what i feel .

rearding your blog you haven't had it easy either.lets just get through it with everybodys help and hope we can off er words of comfort to them. i also have family they are my world and without my wife, well ..........

paul

hi israel ,

thanks for your reply,i hope my prose doesn't offend anybody in any way. it's feeling i have to get out . thinking about you .

paul

Hi Paul, if the words are from the heart and they are true then yes, some people on the wider community may 'not get' what is said but someone will. This little corner is a safe place to post without getting it thrown back in your face.

Paul - you also have had an 'interesting' life and it's these life milestones that define us and make us who we are...... and family are the backbone for getting though the ups and downs.

Not good to hear about being 'pushed' from your job........ I highly recommend our various Macmillan Support Line Services - you can call them free on 0808 808 00 00 This service covers Emotional Support, Practical Information. Clinical Information but most importantly Financial Support and Work Guidance mostly open 8.00 to 8.00 but check the link.

You can not be 'pushed' from a job without good cause and definitely not with regards to a cancer diagnosis - you are protected........ worth calling the team on the support line for some guidance.

We also have our ‘Ask an Expert’. section where you can post questions to our mostly Volunteer Experts but please allow 2 working days to get a reply.

Looking forward to connecting more.

Hi Manup1

just to let you know I’m certainly not offended. Your thoughts your experiences are yours and you experience them all in your way.We are all unique and  equally precious in Gods eyes and he walks with us through our journeys....... thankfully . What would we  be like without him

Hi,

This is true, it's not until something major occurs that we feel  spiritual. Probably when we all feel better  we will forget who got us through it 

Paul, I don't actually think the knowing leaves you as a cancer journey does imprint stuff in us. I am over 4 years post treatments and have to continually deal with the post treatment life..... so its good to know I am never alone.

Never Alone!

I think it’s great when we have new members join us......... it’s great to be able to share thoughts, experiences. I agree Mike , Knowing Jesus and what he’s done will never leave me. My cancer diagnosis or basically any life challenge, just takes me deeper into my relationship with God which leaves me much happier , at peace etc....I love that our relationship with God is on going.... it just gets better