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I have received a letter from my employer about terminating my contract of employment with an agreement by mutual consent . The reason I am being finished is that I have been off work since March 2025 due to my cancer and other medical issues . I am...
I was diagnosed in 2022 of a glioblastoma of the brain and given 14 months life expectancy. As we are in 2026 I’m past my expiry date. Over the past year or so I’ve never felt so alone in my entire life. I don’t feel like I’m living either I’m just existing...
Hi everyone, my mum recently received a diagnosis of stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her brain in the form of a singular tumour. Thankfully they were able to remove most of it through surgery, and we're now waiting on a treatment plan which...
I have had multiple brain scans now over a period of extensive left side brain cancer to the highest levels. I would like the developments assessed by computer to distinguish developing areas and non developing areas. Also to see the results on a 3D...
Hi, my loved one has a Glioblastoma diagnosis. The operation went well, but from then everything has gone wrong. The latest huge error is that the hospital was meant to start chemo TMZ 4 weeks ago and have not yet! I've tried to sort it out, but eventually...
My husband is awaiting surgery (in a weeks time) to confirm that his tumor is a glioblastoma. His steroids have been reduced slowly but his symptoms are getting worse. today he has become very aggressive today’s me and only me. He’s shouted at me to...
Hi, I have been struggling increasingly with what I believe to be some kind of PTSD. I had my surgery in March this year followed by a month long hospital stay. It was an incredibly difficult time and there were several instances of mistreatment. I...
Hi everyone hope you're all doing ok. Thought I'd share another positive news story. We need all the positive stories we can get. Commonwealth Games 2026: Scotland's Archie Goodburn on battling brain cancer - BBC Sport What a superstar he is!
My husband was diagnosed 2 months ago with high grade glioblastoma. The MDT meeting concluded that because of his medical history it was too risky for surgery and he’s not receiving any treatment. Initially he was quite well and we didn’t need any intervention...
Hello, I have joined this group as six weeks ago my husband was diagnosed with glioblastoma stage 4, and our lives have been turned upside down. My husband had Christmas/New Year and his 71st birthday in hospital, and we will have been married 46 years...
