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Hi! My girlfriend and I started on February last year and on March she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, she went through hormone theraphy for around 3 months and then she was scheduled for a double mastectomy, she went through that and a month after her do...Read More
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I take care of my husband who has cancer diagnosed in April , we were doing fine I thought , but he hasn’t shown me ant affection / love and always sleeps way over on other side of bed , I asked him why and he says cause his body hurts etc... I accepted this , now...Read More
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My lovely dad (60 y.o male, 5'10" tall, 78 kg weight, doesn't smoke and doesn't drink, previously had Hepatitis B) who's always been my role model and hero in life got diagnosed with sarcamatoid carcinoma starting from liver and spread all over his body (Stage 4 li...Read More
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Has anyone had experience with or know if it is usual for cancer patient undergoing chemo to shake and make small moaning sounds, mainly whilst asleep. My husband started these things about month age. He has no knowledge of the moaning sounds, some nights I hwear...Read More
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So I was with my boyfriend for about a year before he was diagnosed with stage 2 HL. He happens to gall in the 15% who doesn't respond to the standard treatment and has had many infections/ complications along the way. As a last resort he will be getting a stem cel...Read More
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Lately I am feeling more and more distressed over the unknown. My mom has terminal colon cancer that has spread to pelvic lining. The last 3 years has had its ups and downs but she is doing ok. She has had colon surgery and many many rounds of chemo. She has onl...Read More
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Apologies ahead - probably a bit of a sad/panicky/depressed post. Due to circumstances and my own choices, I am currently staying (with my mother) at a family member's house for the next 6 months while my mother receives palliative cancer treatment. I am completely...Read More
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I have no idea where to start or to go.....and i am apologizing in advance for what will probably be a bit of a ramble Biopsy 18 December followed by a pet scan and mri on 19th with an appointment at hospital today that saw my loved one and i along witn our son att...Read More
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Hi there,My mum is currently battling breast metastatic cancer that has spread to her spine and ribs. She was diagnosed with this in early November and the deterioration of her health in those 2.5 months has been rapid, purely due to the pain she is in. She can har...Read More
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I usually try to pretend like this is not happening to my family but, I feel like it’ll do me some good if I try to talk about it . My dad was diagnosed with stage 3b lung cancer . It was devastating to me my mother and my older brother. I was about 17 and a half w...Read More
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