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I lost my beloved one to pancreatic cancer. it was a journey of bravery and hope. I celebrate you all, the cancer survivors and carers and your inspirational stories in this journey.
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Hi everyone, I'm Jo and new to cancer connections. Recently my dear friend/sister in law passed away from melanoma cancer. I visit my brother and his 2 children regularly. The kids seem to be doing ok, but my brother isn't. I don't know what to say to him as our fa...Read More
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Hi guys, some of you may remember me from a couple of years ago, when my grandfather was fighting his losing battle with GBM
Tomorrow will mark 2 years since he passed away, and I've been reflecting on it a lot over the past couple of weeks, and I seriously have n...Read More
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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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