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

Hello to all Girls and Guys doing the hard yards with treatment and beyond, Lets keep Connected and support each an other, Hugh Cyber Huggs going out there to you all... ... View more

Hi Sassykali, It's been a while since I have been on the site and your message came up. I have moved on, slowly, and I can tell you that it does get better. I'm coming up to my three year anniversary. I'm not going to tell you that life is perfect, cause it's not. I still have my moments and my memory I am told will never be quite them same but at least I am developing ways to cope with it. It did take time to accept my new reality. I do really understand what you are going through. I had a 'unique form' of endometrial cancer and menopause is a bitch! Most of my friends did disappear, and at the time it really hurt, but the benefit is that I now have a small circle of friends who I can focus on and I know they love me for who I am and accept me the way I am (post cancer). I cherish them for their on-going support and I thank God that the others have fallen by the wayside because I don't have the time or energy to put into false relationships. I am part of the gynecological group on this site which has regular chat sessions. Unfortunately it is on during a time when I cannot make it but you might like to consider joining. Sometimes I wish I could sit down face to face with other survivors 'like me' just to make sure that I am not alone. Talking helps and talking to people with common understanding is even better. I really hope that you have the strength to keep going. ... View more

Exactly! Lovely as always Teach, Nicole xoxoxo ... View more

Hi Teach, I have taken a long time to respond to your post and read it many times...... It has struck such a chord with me............ I have found that I am have such a large amount of guilt in particular with regards to my little girl - who has just turned three - who for the best part of last year - ended up sleeping with myself or my husband (who initially left me for the first three months after diagnosis) She also had her own issues - mild cerebral palsy and last year had her tonsils/adnoids and grommits out and suffers from asthma that is particularly bad at night. After a lot of 'tut tutting' by various grandmas etc etc, we have her back in her own bed, where she went through a series of terrible nightmares ................. During the day she is a lovely, normally well adjusted little girl, but has a tendancy to ask her dollies if they are ok a lot more then normal and pretends that they are sick are little bit too much.........I live in a very small town without psychologists or counselling and due to epilepsy caused by cancer I don't have a drivers licence to get to one in the larger regional centres (she has witnessed me have one major seizure), just lately this is something that her daycare centre has been harping on about...........I think it is her way of dealing with things. I am trying to organise weekend counselling when I can get someone to drive me there. Your post has helped me not feel like the only family in the world that is going through this, or like such a terrible parent that has imposed such grownup issues on a little girl that is so young. Thakyou for that Teach, Nicole xoxoxo ... View more

Hey Teach ... good to hear things are ok for now. The art therapy sounds fantastic and it is used at milroy house as one of the activities available to those staying there for treatment. Great success with it also. I might need to have a chat to you at some stage about something that i have in the thought process. 🙂 Julie xo ... View more

GREAT news Teach - no surgery I presume? I loved the joke- and as a Catholic - I did what we do best - roared laughing. I am still waiting for the greatest miracle to happen with my nephew when he is told to do something - he does it!!! He would also love the 700 porcupines. I totally agree with having one spouse - monotony - been there hahahahahahahahaha My darling little Grade 1 niece told me a joke about pirates who were growing corn and selling them for 'A buck an ear'(buccaneer). Unfortunately she didn't understand what an ear of corn was nor what a buck is slang for - But she did tell it brilliantly - I explained it to her and she pretended it was funny!! Mrs Birthday Elton I am going to tell my nephew your sons' joke - he will love it. Also samex the farting in your classroom reminded me of a couple of weeks ago when I accidentally (did one) in front of my nephew - he very solemnly explained to me that 'it was toxic and very bad for the environment-we both ended up laughing so much that he couldn't help himself either- very funny. ... View more

Compared to some of you guys I am on easy street but that bloody piece of string doesn't go away does it? Hang in there Teach. S ... View more

Yep! I just finished my first round of Year 12 reports (we are a tad excessive in marking here) which is great. The weather is too nice to worry 🙂 ... View more