Hi Jods, Sorry to hear about your dads passing. Thinking of you, Nicole ... View more

Hi Yvie, What a rollercoaster you have been on and all in just 6 months! You obviously have an amazing amount of strength and resilience. Good luck with the new pregnancy! Rest up and take care of yourself, Cyber Hugs, Nicole ... View more

Thanks Julie - sook away with your cold - why not!!! In Qld we have energex (an electricity company sponsored) helicopter airlift service, as well as the Royal Flying Dr. He is doing better - because of the heart implications, he will have a slow recovery - he is very frustrated, as is 34, and usually a fit farm worker - just was finally coiming to terms with my diagnosis - so a tad cranky if anything. Not stressing too much about the upcoming checkup - the upside about being busy. Look after yourself, colds really are terrible too although I was moaning the other day about having one, and everyone at work starting laughing - thinking it was funny - apparently they had always felt like major sooks whingeing about colds and flus around me after all the 'medical type stuff/aka horror' I had recently been subjected too - I just laughed - it had broken the ice - Colds do suck too!! They now feel free to whinge and moan about their own cold and flu type symptoms - its great!!!!! To be treated like a normal person again, ie someone that you can whinge about your flu too! - if that makes any sense what so ever! Nicole ... View more

Hi Julie, Sorry to hear about the cold! Annoying things they are! I am ok. New username (longstory). My husband had a severe gall bladder infection and a heart attack as a result with a helicopter ride to our nearest capital city to boot - so I am the carer for now - but heading back to work this week as he is getting able to get up and out of the chair by himself etc. I am going for my 18 month check up in two weeks for the brain tumour - so starting to get the familiar butterflies back - but positive that everything is behaving!! Glad to hear you are doing so well - besides the cold! Nicole ... View more

Hi Julie, I have been off the forums for the last week or so - I have been the carer for once - husband has been sick - so just wanted to say happy aniversary and what I agree with Jill - you have an amazing story of strength and reislience to tell, and have always been there to offer help to others over the last twelve months! Cyber Hugs Nicole ... View more

Hi Maddie, I definately agree with Julie - this is massive for you and your boyfriend. Using this is site is the first step - but try the Cancer Council helpline, a councillor - anything you can - YOU and your boyfrind need to reach out and ask for emotional support as well as physical help. No one knows how to feel in this situation - and friends - especially, friends of your age, can find it difficult to relate to someone going through something so HUGE as what you and your boyfriend are facing. So arm yourself with as much help as you can to help yourself and your boyfirnd both with the physical and the emotional support you need - that includes councilling - amongst the whirl of the initial surgery and doctors appoinments etc it can be forgotten and lost (especially) for the carer and the partner - but you need to do this now so that you can make it through this journey - and learn how look after both of you the best way possible - both physically and emotionally. There is now a new normal. I hope this helps, Cyber Hugs Nicole ... View more

Always, always thinking of you Jill, Cyber Hugs as usual, Nicole xoxoxo ... View more

Hi Jewel, I along with everyone else wish that I could ease your pain. You have allowed us to follow your very personal journey, and offered hope and strength along the way to others on this site (including myself) when we have needed it. Just letting you know that I am thinking of you at this time. Cyber Hugs, Nicole ... View more

Soooo sorry Cats for sounding flippant and upsetting you and others with your situation. I was really just trying to be positive - failed miserably obviously. The reality with my own situation is that I have a three year old and a five year prognosis. So my own 'realistic goal' is to see her start primary school - then to see her finish primary school - my dream is not that dissimilar to yours - to be at her 21st .........probably why your blog struck a chord with me. I do agree with Jill........Being a parent and not an aunt - I have begun the very difficult emotional process of gathering together a 'memory blanket box' for her 'just in case' things start to happen earlier - letters of advice, birthday cards and gifts. At the advice of a frind I found out that you can 'buy the naming rights to a star' which I have done which comes with a constellation chart which I think is quite nice - and I have gotten into scrapbooking about our time together and my life. This is an extremely difficult process - but wonderful at the same time and brings me a sense of peace when I know that it is there - I know from your previous discussions you have a councillor and I have had to work with mine to be able to do this - I wasnt ready before working with one. I think of people that have passed in my life and wish that I had something similar. You sound like an amazing Aunt - your niece and nephew are so very lucky to have you in their life - I am sure that you will always be a big part of their life......... I hope that this is more helpful than my last post, Nicole xoxoxo ... View more

Hi Cats, Postive vibes your way - you have 21st birthday parties to attend!!! Nicole xoxox ... View more