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My dad has just been diagnosed with liver cancer. His tumour is 13cm and we have just been told there is nothing they can do for him other than offer palliative chemotherapy. They have also advised that he needs to consider if he wants to take the chemotherapy as this ....
LisaF 5 years ago
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My son has been diagnosed with terminal cancer he started with testicular and went through chemo the first didn't work so they gave him a stronger dose and it seems to have worked he got married in June and went for his scan in October to be told that it ....
Mickey 5 years ago
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I'm new to the forum but not to my situation. My Dad is at EOL maybe 6 months to go. I'm caring for him at home were he lives with mum. The last few days have been heartbreaking, dad is so so sad, feels ill most days and keeps asking ....
Shopgirl23 5 years ago
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My dad was diagnosed with terminal head and neck cancer last September and given less than six months to live. The community hospice nurse told us he had weeks to live in January. My amazing cancer fighting dad is still with us . He wants to stay at home and ....
Diane 5 years ago
5 replies
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I'm new to the site and lost my mother 3 months ago. I'm not sure I'm ready to put everything I'm feeling in an introductory post yet as this is not something I've done before. However, I know that I need to reach out and talk to people to start ....
Chinadoll 5 years ago
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My father has stage 4 melanoma. 26 months ago he was give 15-18 months to live. He is now discharged to hospice. He has been a fighter, but we all know in the end that cancer will always win. I look at my Father sometimes and think about how he ....
Lostdaughter 5 years ago
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A quick introduction. I have had fibromyalgia and CFS for 10 years, My husband and I were due to retire to Spain this year. He was told he had a tumour on the 22Nd December, and retired on 23rd! He has undergone radio and chemotherapy, but has made no difference. ....
Wishing 5 years ago
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HelloI wanted to reply to a message from Brigette but I keep getting a screen error that says my message is potentially dangerous followed by lots of data, I just wondered what this means. I have tried to reply a few times. Thankyou. ....
Tina19 5 years ago
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I am struggling with a chronic neurological disease. If it is a prion disease it will be fatal. Does anyone have any advice to offer about coping with symptoms? ....
billbenn 5 years ago
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I am trying to stay strong but feel broken.. I used to be a family of 5 and I may soon be the only one left at 45 as I know my mum who is 69 will die of a broken heart soon after my sister.. this is going to ....
Cazmack 5 years ago
3 replies
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