I hope I didn't sound like a whinger in this conversation. I guess my only real complaint is that if you are in hospital an endless number of tests would cost you nothing but out of hospital it's different. The MRIs cannot be claimed through health funds or Medicare. I know we are lucky in this country as the situation in many others is far worse. ... View more

N ext time I looked at the net blog it was dated 16th March and sometimes it comes up with the Rare C ancer Alliance , another site I use. I am so confused.I cannot my the blog on either site to delete it . Maybe it has been deleted already here. I now have to find ouy how to delete iy from Google.Any clues? ... View more

How soon will you know how it went? ... View more

How soon will you know how it went? ... View more

I don't know how I managed to repeat myself so many times.Maybe I kept pushing the submit button because it was not doing its job fast enough. ... View more

Well said! ... View more

I can only imagine what you must be feeling but of course I don't know. I think you are now entitled to do what you want,think or feel. I think you can make your own rules .Your children must be a high priority and staying positive,despite some negative emotions , must be good for you and them. ... View more

I had read all that as well. My closest friend had bowel cancer 10 years ago when we were 50. The only thing her doctor told her as to why was that it was probably dietary. Your diet was probably not a factor ,my friend was a daily walker so exercise was not a factor. I believe there have to be a combination of reasons for a person getting cancer. I can't help feeling that luck is a factor too. My friend had no symptoms that looked like bowel cancer ,more like a gynocological problem and very minor one at that.So it is understandable that people ignore symptoms for a while .Doctors often dismiss complaints which turn out to be cancer symptoms. Across all age groups diets are often poor and many do no real exercise. This must be having a huge impact on cancer numbers.When a person who eats healthily and does regular exercise ,doesn't smoke or doesn't drink alcohol gets cancer(any type) there has to be other causes. ... View more

I found it interesting. If someone said to me "How are we today?" I'd probably feel like saying that I couldn't speak for someone else but that I'm ok,if I was quick enough. I like no.2.It may be overused but it implies that the person cares and feels for you . No, 4 would annoy or anger me but I would not let the person know. Mo.6 My husband used to say that or similar and it used to upset me bacause to me it couldn't possibly be true.It's over a year since surgery and my looks have improved a bit . Also I'm getting better at make-up to make me look more normal. Now I can accept compliments better. A friend said to me a few months ago that "we are getting used to how you look ". I liked that . It was honest. ... View more