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Hi. I am currently supporting my parents-in-law. Dad has leukaemia. Unfortunately, transfusions are no longer working. He had been having regular weekly transfusions since finishing chemo several months ago. Yesterday the doctor advised him to stay at home and be looked after there. I want to do everything I can ....
Hi my names bev and I'm living with a mother with cancer and has been battling for 5 years, breast cancer 15 years ago then 5 years ago cervical which resulted in hysterectomy and some chemotherapy and radio therapy, in October 2014 my poor mum who is only 67 years ....
Hi, my dad was recently sent home from hospital. He has his stomach removed due to cancer. He cannot eat as everything makes him 'gag' and he is not taking his medication either. He needs 24 hour nursing care from someone who knows what to do. His name is down ....
I am newly diagnosed and will be going back to the hospital on Wednesday to discuss treatments. My Consultant thinks I will have chemo for 6 months then surgery.I have been reading several sites for information.Is it possible for answers to some questions?- On average what is the prognosis if ....
i've just been diagnosed with terminal lymphatic cancer, given weeks/months. have just come back from 23 years in the East (china,taiwan) and feeling completely overwhelmed by family, doctor's appointments, the uncertainty of what will happen. my daughter booked me in for a month at a holiday let in Cornwall to ....
Hi everyone. My name is Ruth. But call me Ruthy.The reason I have joined Marie Curie's Community is because my dear Grandma is dieing from Secondary Bone Cancer. We've been extremely lucky to have her with us for as long as we have. But I have a gut feeling that ....
Good morning everybody. Our family carries a faulty genetic gene. Our mum has now started with symptoms. My sister and I carry this gene too. So just a matter of time. Our mum lives on her own about 20 miles away from us. She is almost at the stage where she can ....
Hi folks, I'm Pete. 51 yrs old and from Solihull. Married for 25 yrs to Tracey, we have 3 children.I was diagnosed in October 2014 with Lung cancer, this had already spread to other areas, main two being Bones and Brain.Thought it would be good for me to pop on ....
Hi I am new to the site and care for my husband aged 70 who has advanced stomach cancer. He was diagnosed in December 2013 and had chemo until July 2014. He has been refused further chemo because he lost too much weight due to a blockage. He now has ....
Hi on Thursday morning my family was taken into a room and told that my grandad had secondary liver cancer and could expect to live six months maximum. He was then pretty much left to the nurses as the only medical option he was given was pain relief. He was ....