Hi Glen, that’s an awful reaction to the chemo. Is your lymphoma in your stomach? I was diagnosed with non Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year and had 6 months of chemo called RCHOP. My first round was horrendous and I ended up in hospital with sepsis. The doc adjusted my dosage of RCHOP as my body couldn’t tolerate the standard dose and that was much better other than constant fatigue. The good news is that the cancer was destroyed and I’m a year without cancer now. So I hope and pray that you can have the same result when your treatment is finished. 🙏💕 Linda  ... View more

Hi John, sorry you’re having to wait so long. That would just be making your stress even worse. Have you got a GP who can find out for you what’s going on? You can call the Cancer Council too for a chat about your fears. They are really helpful. I will pray for you to hear from the hospital soon 🙏💕 Linda G ... View more

Hi Concerned Mum, that sounds so stressful for you and your son. The last thing you need is to have treatment withheld. Just keep asking questions of the medical team. That’s all I can suggest. Love and prayers to you for your boy. 🙏💕 LindaG  ... View more

Hi Gem, hope you can get through the next days ok until you come to hospital. I’m sure you will be well looked after. My medical team were just so kind and made a bad situation a bit easier to cope with. 🙏💕 Linda  ... View more

Hi Debbie. That’s good news that you’ve got the CT scan earlier. It’s better to know what’s going on and what your options are. I have 3 adult children and we told them straight away. We are so close that I wouldn’t have been able to keep it from them. Actually my husband told them and it was a devastating moment but their support was so necessary for me. I know as a mum we are the one’s who want to look after our kids and when it’s reversed it’s hard. Your girls love you and will just walk the journey with you. 🙏💕 Linda  ... View more

Hi Debbie, just been reading yours posts. So sorry you’re having to wait for an appointment. I had non Hodgkin’s lymphoma so different to your cancer, but the physical reaction to the diagnosis was a bit like you. I remember the trembling starting in my feet and working it’s way up through my body. It was only after I had big cry that it would go away. Totally out of my control. Once I started treatment I stopped having those panic attacks. Just ring the centre if you don’t hear from them soon. That would just be adding to your stress. It’s normal to be scared so you just need to get your appointment asap. Love and prayers to you. 🙏💕 Linda G ... View more

Hi Andy. I’m so sorry no one replied to you (me included). I try my best to reply when I can. Please forgive me. Your situation sounds awful and I hope you have lot’s of family around you loving you through this time. You’ve gone longer than what you’ve been told so it’s never over until it’s over. I will be praying for you and send you lots of love. 🙏💕 ... View more

Hi Gemma, sorry to hear of your diagnosis. I was diagnosed January 2021 with non Hodgkin’s lymphoma and had 6 months of chemo treatment which was successful. Hallelujah! The initial diagnosis gave me extreme anxiety which only went away once treatment began. I couldn’t control it at all. It seems to be normal for most of us to feel overwhelmed. Do you have to come to Perth for treatment? Better to have a caring husband that not!! My husband was my support person throughout it all and he was amazing! If you need to talk to someone you can always ring the cancer council for support. They are really good. Take care  🙏💕 Linda G ... View more

Hi Jamie, my heart goes out to your son Edward. I can’t imagine how it is for him to loose his mum when he’s only 14.   It’s good he could share his emotions with you. It would be worse if he pretended he was ok. Someone suggested to me to write a letter to my mum when I was suffering from so much guilt about what I could have done differently in her last 2 weeks. I actually found that helped me and I couldn’t believe how much I wrote to her about how sorry I was. Just a thought that might help. I’m sure the grief support group will be of some help to you you Jamie. One day at a time….. 🙏💕. Linda  ... View more

Hi Emma. I’m a year out from cancer treatment and it was successful for me. I had lots of support from my close family and some friends. Some people were totally unexpected support during my time of need. I’ve never been good at hiding my feelings so it was ok for me to be real with those closest to me. It just helped to have those I could cry with if I needed to. That also included the amazing medical team looking after me. So empathetic and honest. We all are so different in how we deal with our cancer diagnosis. I wonder what treatment you are having? You’ll know who you can trust with your feelings. We’ll always try and support you here. 🙏💕 Linda G ... View more