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[this is an excerp from a post I made on another 'leukaemia support' site back in 2006 in the UK] It came about one night while out to dinner with friends, I wanted to sit at a particular table and my friends wanted to sit at another. Having always liked to 'win' I put on my best sulky face and said, 'Oh, but I have cancer!' A few of my friends then said, 'can you actually claim things if you have cancer?' I looked at one thick friend and said 'no, you idiot, its like a 'sympathy card' - you dont physically have a card...'

Hi guys, My name is Amanda, I'm 24 and have been diagnosed with lymphoma. I have chosen not to go down the conventional path of treatment and am feeling great!! I have a personal blog with my full story at http://amoderngirlslife.blogspot.com/ Please visit if you are interested in reading my story. When I began my research I found it very daunting and lonely to go against conventional methods of treatment so I wanted to post this here in case anyone is interested. I hope that you are filled with love, joy and healing. Amanda x

Hi All, I posted this in the forums, but for some reason it doesn't pop up on our front page, and I wanted to make sure anyone who might be interested in this gets a chance to see it!

Hi all, This possibly seems like a ridiculous question but does anyone else suffer from survivor guilt? It seems to me that anyone I have known who has been diagnosed with cancer, at 50 or younger,that has required chemo and/or radiation hasn't made it except me. While I rejoice in the fact that I am doing so well, I found it particularly difficult when a very good friend died 12 months ago, 2 months after I stopped treatment. He was my "chemo buddy" and ran a 2.50 marathon before being diagnosed with industrial related lung cancer.