Hello All, I am new here and recently diagnosed (June) with lung, liver, brain, adrenal & bone so unfortunately, stage 4. At only 57 I am yet to be blessed with grandchildren but we have a wedding next year so hoping this will be the next step.
i am fortunate enough to be surrounded by a very supportive family which I know is a privilege. I still have struggles and dark days. Husband is ultra positive, bordering on annoying but that’s his way of dealing with it and how he supports me and our daughters.
I've had 4 cycles of chemo and 3 of immunotherapy to date. I am having a break now as my liver ALT levels are high and a recent scan has showed small shrinkage. It’s all positive for now but cannot help the different emotions that I go through and have done since the diagnosis.
Hi Pel148d43 welcome to the forum but sorry you have had to join us here.
I am the same age as you, and like yourself have no grandchildren yet. Our eldest married last year, so I have hope. Every time a friend announces they are going to be a grandparent again, I feel envious, and just think how wonderful it would be to have just one little grand baby. We have to keep on hoping.
Sorry you are having to take a break from treatment at the moment, but great news that there are signs of shrinkage! Feeling emotional is only natural. You have been through a terrible ordeal this year, being told you have cancer isn’t something we are ever prepared for. I often talk about how I went through a grieving process with my diagnosis.Having cancer changes your life completely and I grieved for the life that I once had, and the life I should have had. First I was angry, then I was just so sad for a very long time. Then once I realised that yes my life is different, but I can still have a good life, I found acceptance and some sort of peace. It’s a process just like grief, and you just have to go along with your emotions.
Hope you can restart your treatment soon and continue to get good scan results, but for the time being enjoy the break from it! Xx
