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My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer August 2013 that had spread to his bones be were given a life expectancy of 8 months and he just passed away exactly 8 months later. Prior to dianosis he smoked for 40 years and refused to see a doctor when a cold t...Read More
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Hi, I only found this site after my Mum lost her battle with ovarian cancer a couple of weeks ago. I wish I found it sooner after her diagnosis 14 months ago. I wonder if we could have done more to save her if I had asked the right questions on this forum regardi...Read More
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Hello!
My name is Clare and my dad passed away from Stomach/Lung/Brain cancer a month ago :(
He passed away just 6 weeks & 5 days from his initial diagnosis.
It was all so sudden and too fast he was gone in a blink of an eye!
I'm obviously still grieving and exp...Read More
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After battling mouth cancer for 2 years... my darling daddy was fighting hard to make Christmas...and what does this so called GOD have in store.... He was killed in a car accident last week... so close to Christmas, on one hand I am so bloody angry that he was tak...Read More
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I live just far enough away from dad that I've seen his cancer jouney through email and phone calls. I feel disconnected by the 200km between us but I'm about to go visit him for real.
I helped him write a blog www.vivarajiva.com
at least there's something I co...Read More
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Hi all,
I lost my mum in march to melanoma. She had it removed approx 5 years ago and was told they got it all. March last year she found a painful lump under her arm and after tests found it had spread to lymph nodes under arm but because it was contained there it...Read More
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I've recently lost my dad in September from esophageal and thyroid cancer. I miss him terribly and just wish he was here. My mum and I cared for him at home for most of his illness and it was so hard to watch him deteriate as he had been such a strong independen...Read More
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I'm new to this site but feeling a little lost and was hoping to connect with others that may have similar stories.
My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer 3 months ago. It had pretty much spread everywhere including her brain. She became really unwell after 2 cycles...Read More
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Hi there. My partner had bowel cancer that had spread to the liver. He passed away recently. I'm really struggling with the loneliness and am seeking to connect with others who may also be facing new loss.
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Hello everybody. My husband passed away recently from Oesophageal Cancer and I was his carer at home full time for his last six months. I am very humbled and privileged to have been able to walk beside him in his journey and I miss him terribly. What struck me mo...Read More
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