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Hi my dad sadly passed away at the end of august from mesothelioma … I’ve been finding things very hard as I have had so much to do as I’m the only named executor on dads will… has anyone else lost there dad through this?
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My husband has just been diagnosed and is currently waiting on oncologist appointment how long does this normally take.
I've no idea if I've ended up in the right place. My dad was diagnosed about 18 months ago. He lives about 400 miles away. Before I say anymore, I need to know if I'm in the right place.
Hello, I am new to this forum. I have been meaning to go online and chat for ages but. I have been putting it off. I don't know why. Perhaps I'm still in denial, after several years. I was frightened when I read a leaflet about Mesothelioma and the...
Hubby was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January. He was given the prognosis of 6 months. But he is ok. He has a scan every 3 months and there is no change. He still has some pain sometimes from his chest drain sites (he had a collapsed lung which led...
Hi everyone, Dad was diagnosed with mesothelioma, about 5 weeks ago, hes stage 4 and cant have any treatment as he is too poorly, any way he had another CT scan 2 weeks ago amd we went to the hospital for the results.... Dad was told he only has a...
Hi, I just need somewhere to write down my experiences as I’m feeling very lonely. My father in law was diagnosed with mesothelioma a year ago and is losing his battle. My husband is Australian and has been coming and going to see his family and I’ve...
Hi, I’m 57 yrs old and was diagnosed in December 2020 with Peritoneal Mesothelioma. I had a 12 1/2 hour Hipec Surgery in February 2021 at Johns Hopkins, and now I am doing immunotherapy every other week-opdiva and Yervoy. I get ct scans every 3 months...
To suddenly realise that you are not, as your middle-aged children have always thought, immortal is taking some getting used to, but, hey Ho, accept it for what it is . Cheerful comments from other sufferers will be welcomed
