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Hello, As with everyone else's life being changed dramatically on being told they have cancr so was mine when my brother told me had stomach cancer. He has begun chemo therapy and neither of us know what to expect, and I would like to be able to support him and help him through this time and take some of the load. I am new to this blogging - but would like useful advice on assisting with diet, food preparation and general caring. Regards Richard

Since Chris was diagnosed with cancer a week ago today my legs have gone to jelly and my arms seem to follow suit from time to time. Even when I think my mind is being positive and I have pushed the bad thoughts to the side my legs betray me and remind me that all is not well and life will not be the same for a long time....if ever! I long for the week before last when we were oblivious to all of this and words such as Cancer, tumour, CT scan, MRI, chemotherapy, radiation treatment etc belonged to someone else and were rarely thought of in our house. I'm tired of cliches already.

Well I had my 6 months check up in June and it looks like everything is progressing. Even though I have an 'abundance' of enlarged nodes the three main ones they are really taking notice of are getting bigger. My oncologist said to me that when I have '3 nodes over 3cm its time to start treatment'. Two in my abdomen have grown to over 4cm but the one under my clavicle is 2cm. I don't know why but I am much more at ease after my check up. During the first 6 months it was all playing with my head. Not on a daily basis but I would definitely have my flat days.

Hi everyone It is quite a while since posted on this part of the site. It has been a bit of a traumatic journey over the last twelve months. For those new to the site I have advanced metastatic prostate cancer first diagnosed sixteen years ago. So I am one of those who has lived through a lot of treatment and with cancer for a long time.

Hi Everyone. I'm 31 years of age and in April I had finished my daily job and attended a dinner with friends and that night woke up vomiting. Of course my partner and I thought I had food poisoning until later that night (2.30am) my partner woke to me having a seizure and I was rushed into hospital. After MRI scans I was told I had a grade 3 astrocytoma brain tumour behind my right eye. I had this operated on within three days and as the surgeon at the Royal Melb told my family she completely cut n cured this out oft brain.