Dearest Steve... I also had no support during chemo and after. I've lost nearly all my friends. Not one has asked how I am and how I'm doing. Not only did my friends desert me my parents also did. Kicked me out of the apartment they had for me while going through chemo...they said I complained to much and  shunned me even more for taking pain pills. I had become a junkie to them. Why can people not understand this horrible disease? I am 6 months out of chemo and still feel i haven't gotten a clear answer if is gone. every time i went to dr. It was everything looks great only to go into the hospital for SOB and be told there were three lymph nodes they were still looking at. My symptoms have started again. I feel abandoned from every corner. Dealing with cancer i thought would be the worst..no..now i have neuropathy and absolutley miserable. I'm scared and fed up that i may never get back to normal.  ... View more

Hi Alana, Hope this has been useful in some way. As a young person undergoing treatment it can be very difficult and frustrating trying to find information and support that is relevant to your own situation. I know how much it has meant to me to meet people closer to my own age who have undergone treatment. Cancer support that is specific to young adults is a fairly new concept in Australia as is the concept of survivorship. There are supports out there but there is still a long way to go. The Livestrong website (Lance Armstrong's cancer support organisation) has some terrific resources and supports for young adults too. Hope all is going well with you. Don't forget to send us an update on how you are going with treatment too. All the best, Flight ... View more

Hi Bindy, Great to hear that you are out of hospital. I had high dose chemo and stem cell transplant. I had to remove my picc line because it was infected. Very similar, yeah? That was nearly a year ago! I am sending my hope of speedy recovery to you. Coco ... View more

They will be using my own stem cells. My sister has volunteered her stem cells if neeeded. The support nurse has been great with helping me explain it to my daughter. We are lucky we have a lot of family support. ... View more

Hi Bindi, It is great that it will be your own stem cells as it is a quicker recovery process. If you follow the same treatment regime as me you will have 6 months of chemo, which I could still function o.k with. I continued to work part time. Towards the end you get more tired but generally manageable. Then they harvest the stem cells, then transplant them. The time to put the stem cells back takes 30 minutes. I could not believe the process, it really is incredible! I had my transplant at Peter Mac, the staff were fantastic! ... View more

It sounds like things are good for you now . I am getting used to putting a glue on and then brushing on a powder for my missing half eye brow but it's still a pain . I use the lighter colour of the two in my kit and lighten it more with face powder . ... View more