Oh Roni, No words can say the words of my heart. What a wonderful and generous soul your beautiful dad was. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Amanda. ... View more

Hello Roni I am so sorry to hear about your dad and would like too offer my heart and thoughts which are with you and also say that I went through the same treatment as mine started on my left tonsil and spread too my neck and I just want too say that as long as your there holding your dad's hand it is priceless as I went through treatment away from my kids and that was worse than the treatment so much love and peace too you and your dad. ... View more

Hi I have not heard of this treatment, which does not mean it is not a valid treatment. However, I would be researching extensively any treatment options that were being offered and especially those outside of the mainstream medical people. All my best to you and your dad. Julie ... View more

Hi smartyalligator! I hear you.....a new normal can be okay for a while and then something will take you back to the pain and loss...... I don't really think of myself as a widow...I can't define myself in such a sad way. I am still a mum, a daughter, a friend, a teacher.....I was once a wife, but for now am not. I took a radical step a year after my husband died, I moved myself and my two kids to the Northern Territory from Northern NSW. It has been a real eye opener and an experience that has made me realise how lucky I truly am, loss or no loss. It is a 'pattern interrupted' experience. My kids have enjoyed the opportunities that living here have given us, weekends in Kakadu, seeing some of this great country, sunsets that go for miles, crocs everywhere. It has been tough, I am teaching in a remote school and the kids have been challenging at best. We are here for a year long stint and it has gone a long way to helping me heal...and hopefully my kids too. We will never forget their dad, he was an awesome person and my very best friend. But we have made new memories and have looked for him in the majestic night sky with millions of stars that we just don't see in the city. Some days I am still on auto pilot, and some days I let myself go and let my mind wander.....even do the 'what if' , what if cancer had never touched my family? Where would we be now? Would we be having such amazing experiences? It's made me realise that I need to accept what I can not change and have the courage to continue on this journey called life! Hope you are okay! Sending positivity your way!! PA ... View more

Thank you. My dad was first diagnosed Feb last year... had radical surgery, then initially refused chemo & radio from fear.. then the cancer came back with a vengeance... He went through hell with radio & chemo, and we were told in Dec that the cancer was reduced to the point they could not see it and we all believed he was on the road to recovery... In March it was back, and there was nothing they could do... They gave him 12 months at most... so he's having palliative chemo, never thought I'd say it but his best days are when he is on his chemo...the cancer has stayed the same size, for now. But the pain he is in constantly is a battle and I wish that I could take that pain and make it my own...I would give anything to give him a pain free day..... xo ... View more

Hi Emily, There have been a lot of fairly successful trials around the world but the clinic we have in Melbourne is a whole body warming treatment, but they are doing clinical trials so the price isn't horrible compared with the one in Sydney, but considering we have no hope then I'm wondering if we have a crack at it for dad's sake... Thank you for your email... Roni 🙂 ... View more

I feel your pain, my darling father also had throat cancer, please msg me if you need to chat, I am here for you xxx ... View more

Hi Nicole, 4 months ago I lost my Nan, she was like my mother and had helped raise me my whole life. In January 2011 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and 12 months of chemo and radiation followed. In 2012 she was diagnosed with secondary liver and lung cancer. She was admitted to hospital 2 months after being diagnosed, and was there for a month. For the last 2 weeks my mum and I slept there multiple times because she could have gone at any time. It was traumatic seeing her in the state she was in, she was in pain, confused and unsettled, but she truly is in a better place now. Although she was much older then your mother, she was perfectly healthy before hand so it was just as surprising for us. Time does help, I still cry but it's much less often, and I've started uni and started to move past my grief a little. I hope it becomes a little easier for you to, grief is exhausting and consuming, but it will get better. ... View more