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In October last year my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. Due to bronchitis, cellulitis and now Ascites plus fluid retention in his legs my husband is in hospital for fifth time in that period. He was having chemo ...Read More
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On the 24th of March 2020 I lost my dad to Cancer. I’m really struggling with coping with my loss and also at the fact that due to my parents not being together I have had to deal with my dad’s family who have not been nice! My sister lives in Darwin and I’m in NSW...Read More
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I lost my beloved Mum on May 14th 2020 to stage 4 Glioblastoma. We got told about the tumor September 25th 2019 and then two weeks later we were told how serious it was. Despite surgery, chemo and radiation she lost her fight with this hideous disease. It is still...Read More
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My 52 young wife died yesterday from metastatic pancreatic cancer with ascities , 14 weeks after diagnosis, the disease progressed rapidly , I was with her 24/7 at home and the hospital and finally the hospice, seeing the disease progress and watching how her body ...Read More
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It's been 10 months since my husband, John, passed away. I am so thankful that he's not coping with Covid-19 as well as leukaemia. His immune system was very compromised & if he was here at this time it would be so difficult for him. My heart goes out to all that a...Read More
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My mother was treated for breast cancer in 2012. We thought she was cancer-free. A couple of years later, she started having some odd symptoms. She saw primary doctors but wouldn’t go back to see an oncologist. She had been through a lot in her life, medically, and...Read More
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How do you describe the absolute loneliness I feel. People say you should learn to like your own company,I do during the day but evening are so long. There is no one around, my children live a long way away and I live in a rural area. I think others think I should ...Read More
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Hi everyone, I am sending you all the biggest hugs as we deal with the awfulness that is cancer and what it does to our loved ones.31 December my beautiful Mum was diagnosed with advanced gallbladder cancer. We tried all the treatments she could undergo, but nothin...Read More
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I don’t even know where to begin...I’ve been going through this on my own for what feels like a very long time and today I’ve decided to reach out to people that can relate to my situation on a level that most of my family and friends will never be able to. I lost ...Read More
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My mom hadn’t been feeling well since the end of October 2019. We all went out for Thanksgiving dinner as she wasn’t up to making her usual feast. That was good with us. We’ve gone from a large family just down to her, dad, my daughter and me. During dinner sh...Read More
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