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My mum, 65, was diagnosed with lung cancer and brain mets at the end of January. I live in Brisbane, but I flew home to the UK when I heard this news. Mums initial symptoms were a cough, shortness of breath and weakness on the right side.  In the fist week after he...Read More
0 replies Friday
My mum was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer on the 4th of January 2024. They gave her a prognosis of 6-24 months. She got 2 months and 1 day. The past 2 and half months have been such a blur and it’s felt like 7. 2 days ago we had the funeral and now that I’m ...Read More
3 replies yesterday
Not sure where to  begin really.. I feel like my whole world had been turned on its head and left me tangling with so many questions and not really getting any sense of what is next.I had a Hemi right colectomy performed almost immediately following the diagnosis. ...Read More
3 replies Saturday
Hi everyone,It's my first time here. I was diagnosed with Stage 4b advanced uterine cancer, 2 years ago. I've had a full hysterectomy and in turn now have surgical menopause  When they did my hysterectomy, they nicked my bowel when stitching me up inside and conse...Read More
5 replies Friday
Hi everyone.  I’m Feebs, and I found out I had stage 4 bowel cancer in Jan 2025.One minute I was living an active lifestyle with no symptoms, until I found a lump in my abdomen which, well, brings me here. Since then I have had bowel resection surgery and a radica...Read More
4 replies Friday
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