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Facing end of life

My thought of the day

My regrets in life are many, as I look back, but all of them could so easily have been avoided had I been of a different mindset at the time. Sadly, it has taken doing battle with advanced pancreatic cancer, to realise that had I just learned to say 'no' occasiona...Read More

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Things that really suck

Strangely, aside, of course, from knowing that I'll be moving on from those that I love and hold dear, one thing that really pisses me off about knowing that my days are numbered, is that just before getting diagnosed with inoperable, advanced pancreatic cancer thr...Read More

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don't want to be alive

i can't fight this cancer. iwant to die

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can't take it with grip

partner is disapointed that i will be dying in 6 months or so and it is really upsetting me leavving my daughter and him behind how horrible.

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Living Funeral or a Celebration of Life.

HiSuch an amazingly cherished and contented day was celebrated yesterday with loving family and friends as I had a “ Living Funeral”. ‘ So why a living funeral, well it’s more about a celebration of life, it’s a way of me giving back, it’s a way of thanking all t...Read More

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Struggling with it all.

I have no family or friends for support.My brother who i helped support him when he had prostrate cancer and he had tumour successfully removed told me during an argument ....your gunna die in misery and pain. Just his way of helping....kill me.There is no cure for...Read More

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Trying to stay positive, living in a non-caring Australian state

I frankly hate living now in my 4th declining year of painful, exhausting and weakening aggressive Stage 4 cancer, regardless that I am *still* doing my best to be positive - and am trying my best to keep on living, regardless that laws in New South Wales are still...Read More

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When is Enough / Enough

This is my 3rd time fighting Esophageal cancer,since 2012 I’m 62 19 old son 22 old daughter loving wife this time “it” came back with a vengeance and has spread back to esophagus as well as to right kidney, left upper lung, groin, spine C4/5 and L11/12 and abdom...Read More

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everyones just waiting for me to die

I was diagnosed 3 n half years ago with 4th stage breast cancer. Was given months to a year to live. It is metastisised in my bones. Inoperable. So terminal. I am stuck unable to work living on a pension a single mum and I haven't died yet and it is so obvious when...Read More

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Narcotic Pain Meds for Cancer Anyone having difficulty obtaining them?

Originally I had always thought that cancer patients would automatically be provided with effective pain meds, especially if the cancer was terminal. With all the opioid abuse by some, it seems that legitimate requests for pain meds have now been affected and thi...Read More

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