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brain surgery aftermath

so im sitting in hospital now with my grandfather who had a craniotomy on thursday. He's a total mess...cant speak, struggles to communicate, paralysed down his left side... Doesnt look like himself at all. He's extremely agitated, keeps trying to rip off equipment...Read More

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Worried for my Mum

Hi Everyone, I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment. My mum was diagnosed with Cancer the 1st March. At this stage they can't be sure what cancer she has exactly, they are tossing up between Bartholins Cancer which has grown to attach to the outer wall of the bowel....Read More

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How to help an Uncle with end stage Cancer have peace about passing on

Hi all, I've just found out that my Uncle has end stage cancer. It has hit him and us all very hard. My question is how to help my Uncle with the next part of his journey. He doesn't believe in God and doesn't have a faith per se. He's now wondering about the ...Read More

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Life seems ok at the moment

Coming across this website has been one of the great positives in this cancer journey - in so many ways it just helps, so thank you to all who are part of it. I just wonder where life will lead at times , but as I sit here typing , things seem ok in our world at t...Read More

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testicular cancer help

Hi new here. My son has recently been diagnosed with testicular cancer again. He is only in his early twenties. First time he was 15. Feeling frustrated at the public hospital system as doctors changing or relocating- cant get an appointment to see endocrinologist...Read More

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My husband has cancer and depression

Well few weeks ago my husband had what they called a mild stroke, they couldn't find the cause but then after doing some scans & test they found what they said was lesions on his lungs. More test and it come down to the fact he had testicular cancer and it had spre...Read More

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Hello World

Hi there, I'm new here. My partner, 55 y/o, was diagnosed with brain tumours on 4/8/11. He had a surgery on 8/8/11 to resect a bulk of his tumours and was officially confirmed with GBM Stage IV on 11/8/11. Wow, how life can turn upside down within a week!!! :-S N...Read More

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Hi Guys

Hi Everyone, Thought I would just introduce myself. I do not have cancer but my father does, he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, they took biopsies and found it in the bowel, they are concerned though because it is not showing up on any scans but it is showing...Read More

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Newcomer

Hello all, My name is Andrew and my family & I have recently found out that our dear mum who is 70 has Non Small Cell Lung Cancer with Bone Mets. It all still seems like a bad dream. Mum complained of a sore back at xmas (2011) and thought she must have pulled a mu...Read More

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3 years of Cancer Connections

I am very grateful for this venue to express my thoughts on being a Cancer Survivor's Mum, and also sharing this journey with others. Thank you everyone.

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