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Does anyone have any ideas for coping with the overwhelming grief I have following the loss of my beautiful 60yo Mum to breast cancer just three weeks ago today. I have organised for counselling but was interested to hear from others in the same situation. Thanks.

We have now completed our 3 week online. it feels like we have been online longer than that. I wanted to let you know that I have added a new feature to make it easier to share the content you think might be useful for other people that might or might not be members of our community or to invite new ones. You will now find at the bottom of all blog entries and forum threads a "share this" link. If you click it, you will have the option to send an email with the information on the post or to also share it on Facebook or on twitter.

Good Morning everyone!! hope we all had a lovely sleep over night (extra hour thanks to day light saving ending) :) I would just like to know, your thoughts and experiences, on your appetite during Chemotherapy. Mum and i have found that my little brother (Josh) has an appetite for very salty things. Mashed potato with about 4 teaspoons of salt is his favourite at the moment. When he started chemo for the first time a few years ago, he had never ever eaten a piece of fruit, and to this day, still hasn't. What types of food have you lost interest in while undergoing chemo??

Hi Everyone So far this site is progressing well with quite a few amazing people sharing part of their stories. Love to have an update from some of the early bloggers. Even if the news isn't all that good. It's been a busy week. Spent three days last weekend helping my son, his partner and her boy shift houses. Loading and unloading and driving a truck leaves you pretty exhausted. Actually I was amazed that I could still do it. Mid week I was doing a gig with GP's and some specialist on my type of cancer - education session and I'm there to give a recipients perspective.

On Thursday 12th and Friday 13th March I attended this forum in Port Macquarie.This forum was an opportunity to listen to keynote speaker, Professor Philip Hogg, who works for the University of NSW and is currently involved in developing an anti-angiogenic drug which prevents a blood supply from getting to the blood vessels which allow cancer cells to grow and spread.