Hi Michelle, When I was diagnosed (started treatment and subsequently lost my hair) the hospital had 'wig' people that came to you and fitted you and gave you a wig for free - I'm so suprised they don't have this service here. I was diagnosed and treated in London, but surely Sydney should be getting with the times!! Have you asked your doctor if they know anywhere? It seems a cruel blow to have to pay for a wig that you're hopefully only going to need for the few months it takes for your hair to grow on top of the anxieties of your diagnosis!! ... View more

I wasn't 'having a go', Steve, I was making an observation about people I encountered during my treatment in the UK, which I am very entitled to do (as you are to voice your opinion) It had absolutely nothing to do with this site - not even people in this country!! And just another observation, if you don't want to come across exclusive and immature, don't end a post with "whatever". This has got completely out of hand and I refuse to fuel the fire further. ... View more

Steve, I was not referring to this site or anyone on it - I thought I had made that clear in my post, obviously not. I am happy to hear other peoples points of view because I know in a democracy, all points of view are equally valid. I think your comment that I have "outgrown this site" is a little antagonistic and makes me think that perhaps the more immature amoung us, is infact you. The reason I joined was because I had good and positive experiences with a site I was a member (and moderator) of in London and I thought this would help me with making more friends back in Australia who have had similar experiences and now that I seem to be unintentionally rubbing some people up the wrong way, I'm wondering if indeed this is the right place for me. Thanks for informing me of the exclusivity of this site, I know my place now! ... View more

Is it any wonder I feel like a junky and my veins have all but given up?? ... View more

Of course Samex, goes without saying!! ... View more

LL, I'm sorry, I did't think i was getting defensive - I apologise if it came across that way. ... View more

Hi Danny - sheesh you just about knock my medical history out of the park with yours, how sadly impressive! Though I do think you made a very relevant point about being so young when all this started for you, that you probably don't even have a memory from when that life wasn't yours. I know two visually impaired people, one who was born blind (she's now 28) and one who was diagnbosed with macular degeneration when he was 12 (he's now 17) and I always thought it was better for my female friend, because she never saw the world and doesn't really know what she's missing, where as the young boy's world has been gradually getting darker since age 12. I think this is an appropriate analogy to point out the differences between very young people getting potentially life destroying diseases and those who grow up, start a life and make plans, only to have them taken away. I'm not preaching that one way is more devestating than the other, but just that when we moan internally about the hand we've been dealt, we should remember there are always people worse off who keep getting up in the morning. Now that I've typed paint all over my keyboard, I better get back to work! ... View more

Everyone has a valid point and I don't mean to suggest that everyone deals with things the way I do, because I know they don't. People may be happy in pondering why bad things happen to them - personally, I don't. It is indeed an incredibly relative thing. Like strawberry ice cream, I love it and could live on it, but my sister absolutely hates it. Human beings are designed to be different and I think the purpose on this 'blog' system is just to vent whatever we're thinking/feeling at the time and when I wrote that the term "it's not fair" just seemed to me to be a rediculous statement - that's what I was thinking. It is nobodys place to dictate how I should feel about something, just like I can't tell my sister she's being a drama queen when her and her boyfriend break up because I have been through so much more! We all deal with things in our own way. ... View more