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Alone with cancer

How do you deal with terminal cancer when you have nobody, no friends no family? My childhood sweetheart of 44 years has bailed. I can't blame him he did not sign up for this. So being new to the internet I thought I could find someone to talk to. Need a friend let...Read More

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Finding friends

Hey:) in 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through treatment. A couple weeks ago I found out it’s back and in my bones. They’ve given me 5 years with treatment. I’m honestly not on here to talk about the shit we have to go through but to find like mi...Read More

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leaving a legacy for my kids

Hi all...I'm wanting to begin writing a blog to leave as a legacy for my kids. What are your thoughts on this, if any? and has anyone got any suggestions for what to call it and how to start? Thankyou 🙂

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Lymphoma-free but...

After 6 months of chemotherapy and rituximab, my post-treatment PET showed no remaining signs of lymphoma. For that, I will now have 3 monthly follow up appointments and 6 monthly CT scans.BUT, there is a spot on my lung which showed up as positive on the PET. Th...Read More

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Early stage lung cancer

Hi, I was diagnosed with early stage lung cancer in May this year which was aggressive and on the advice of my surgeon I had half my left lung removed. After the operation I was told that they had not got all the cancer and that there was some cancer left where the...Read More

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Hair loss

So I’ve been told hair loss typically starts 2 weeks-1 month after beginning chemo. I’m about to start my second week, and think I will end up shaving at some point. So do you all think it’s better to shave before the hair loss starts, or once it starts coming out?...Read More

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Terminal diagnosis

Hi , I have rectal cancer which has metastasised to the lymph nodes but here is the weird part, my primary tumour has totally responded to the chemo/radio and is not there.... but it left its calling card all over my lymph nodes. I have been offered palliative chem...Read More

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Living with cancer...emotional overload

Recent cancer diagnosis, underwent combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy concurrently which was hell on my body, but it was the most effective form of treatment. Went to start immunotherapy infusions when I was told the treatment hadn't been adequate, the cancer ...Read More

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Complaints about the little things

Hi folks I am going through another phase where I'm posting on this site a lot. There a lot of big things going on and everyone has that. I'm feeling stressed by little things as well. It seems petty to complain about them, like they are first world problems. But h...Read More

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My first treatment anniversary

Hi folks One year ago today, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous section of my bowel. Apart from having my tonsils out about 40 odd years earlier, this was my first surgery. A little chemo, a second surgery and a whole lot of adaptation in the meantime; and ...Read More

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