Living with cancer
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Cancer tries to steal things from you. It should be re-marketed as Can't-cer. Can't taste food anymore. Can't sleep for a consecutive stretch of more than 4 hours anymore. Can't avoid the occasional moping introspection about mortality anymore. It's not like ge...Read More
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Hello there. I have recently been diagnosed with the above and am about to start some heavy duty chemo treatment. I would love to hear from anyone who might have any comments or insight into what I am about to journey through ...
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It's been 2 years since my Dad passed. I'd like to share with him, all the things I've learnt about life while I've been on the journey. On the other hand, I'm glad he doesn't know I have cancer. It would break his heart. Surely I caused him enough pain in his life...Read More
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My emotions may be getting the best of me? I may be overly sensitive? I have terminal cancer, diagnosed February 13th 2018. My Doc gave me "up to a year". They told me I would be in a wheelchair at best, but probably bed ridden within a month from then. Well, it's ...Read More
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Hi, The last 3 weeks have been such a blur......3 months ago I found out I was low in iron, since then I have had 2 iron infusions done, and still low, so the doctors sent me to go have a colonoscopy and endoscopy done, to see why I am so low in iron, where they fo...Read More
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Beating cancer is great. It's like winning a prize fight. Mohammad Ali VS Smokin' Joe Frazier. At the end, when the doctor says to you "the scan revealed no indication of cancer in your body", you want to leap out of your chair and cheer (and probably will). It ...Read More
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I know everyone says keep positive keep positive. All ican do is cry. I have Head an Neck Cancer. Sept 2018 had 1/3 of my tongue cut out, 1 months later to huge Germans 3.5 cm had developed in my neck. So after absolutely horrendous post operation 'recovery' - tube...Read More
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My dad's had his regular GP examining his prostratitusand for 8 years had his semiannual biopsies rated as gleason 6 - one core.NOW 4 cores clear and 2 cores at 6 and one at 4+3 and one at 8.his PSA is 9.9 and radiometry shows metastasis in 3 ribs one of whichis br...Read More
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As cancer survivors, it's easy to see yourself as a victim, to focus on the adversity you face, rather than the advantages that are available to you. I would posit that some of our shared advantages (as survivors) probably position us pretty well to start a Cult. ...Read More
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I've started learning the guitar. Why would I do that ? I'm living with the uncertainty of cancer. Why would I take up a hobby that will chew up time, take months of effort to become even slightly competent ? Because I choose life.You could just as easily ask som...Read More
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