Hi Feebs. The feelings you are going through are a natural reaction to the chaos of the unknown. Their is no right or wrong way to get to the other side. Have faith in your medical and cancer care team. I got stage 2 bowel cancer back in mid Dec 24. I know the feeling of life crashing around you. For me I sucked it up, after the tears of coarse, and got back to living. Best advise I can give, baby steps. Wake up early and try to be productive, it sucks and is painful but life will go on around you regardless. It took me 3 months to start feeling normal again because I didn’t give up, I wanted so badly to quit my job, stay in bed and cry. But now I feel strong because I don’t let it break me. Their is light at the end of the tunnel, don’t give up, never give up, give cancer the middle finger and go about your day and once you get through this you will be unbreakable.💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️  ... View more

I still look every now and then, it’s a safe place to vent and share your journey. Reading everyone’s cancer experience is inspiring and depressing at the same time. I wish mine and yours and everybody’s cancer would f$&k off. I’m at that point we’re it just makes me angry. Only those living this nightmare truely know the struggle. Helen, god bless you. Big hugs ❤️ ... View more

I had some blood in my poo, freaked me out. Went to the cancer caregivers and they said it was a combination from straining/work/chemo and maybe hemorrhoids. Blood test came back all clear. Just side effects of everything. ... View more

Hi Renae. My experience, about 4 months ago diagnosed with bowel cancer. Had surgery, all cancer removed, half way through my chemo. Went back to work about 6 weeks after surgery, way to early but I did the bloke thing and ignored the pain. I can’t comment on long term life with bc, the doc gave me months if I didn’t have the surgery, now they give me 5 years. Still have all my hair and growing a beard. Staying positive, eating drinking healthy and living just one day at a time is my new way. It’s not easy, their are more down days than ups but I refuse to let bc break me. Don’t let it break you soldier, stay STRONG 💪  ... View more

G’day Fellow warrior  Joan. My weekend nightmare. Rushed to the hospital  Sat 1150pm, Mum was unwell. Long story short, it was influenza B and asthma. Made it home Sun 1210pm. She’s better now. I went to bed 1pm and slept for 14 hours. Missed my nephew’s 1st soccer match. Now it’s Mon 630am, dressed for work sitting on my couch next to my sleeping dog who’s 6 months old going through her first period. Such a glamorous life. Hope you had a better weekend.   ... View more

Living with health issues sucks. No other way to put it. I’m having a rotten time just like you and I wish their was a big red magic button to press to make the hurt go away. For me I try to keep busy, wake up do house work, go to my full time job, look after my family and new dog. It’s extremely hard to do but I sometimes forget briefly about being sick through repetition. I feel and share your pain. Make a cup of coffee go outside look at the sky and drift away, I will be looking too.  ... View more

Hi Linda. Thank you for your kind words. Congrats on being cancer free, I hope to get to that stage and move on. Regardless of what happens next, I feel changed, I don’t think I will be same person again. It gives me hope to hear your free of that burden. You will be my inspiration to get through another day. ❤️ ... View more

Hi. I’m on that journey as well. Ups and downs are the new norm, it’s hard to adapt. I find comfort and strength sharing my story and reading others. ... View more