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I feel like I am drowning. I can barely take a breath before I am pushed under the water again. All my energy, physical and emotional, goes to try and meet the needs of our precious sons. There is only a little left for hubby and me. I am withdrawing again and even though I need them the most, friends don't reach out to me and I don't have the courage to reach out to them in fear of them letting me down again.

Hi My daughter was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2005 at only 2.5 years of age. Her condition now is stable and she is nearing the end of her monitoring phase. I am excited that we are now reaching this point as it encourages us that we might have finally beaten this dreadful disease. At the same time, I am nervous about the fact that after January next year she will not be getting monitored by the oncologists.

Ho Ho Ho and greetings to everyone. I would like to wish everyone here a very lovely christmas, and hope that we all have a BRIGHT, HAPPY, SAFE & HEALTHY 2010. Bev

Hi I have had a headache now since the 23rd October - sometimes it is not there for some of the day but most nights I wake with it and lie and worry. Last night it was really bad and I couldn't sleep at all. Today I have not been able to do anything except lie on the couch. It is 4pm and the painkillers seem to have finally worked. If things follow the usual pattern this relief will be short lived.

This breaking news (which can be found at Science Alert) highlights that our AYA and YAC community are at a great disadvantage! I was actually at the COSA conference last week attending the COSA AYA Workshop because I am the consumer rep on the COSA's AYA Cancer Steering Committee. Please add your comments about what you think of the below current news item....