Effing cancer is an effing effer, frankly
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Dan_1981 said:
Dan_1981 said:
My friend who I posted about a couple of times - with lymphoma & leukaemia.... who they'd found the stem cell match for etc.
Completed his chemo recently, few scares with septicaemia etc but was doing OK and waiting to be well enough for the stem cell transplant.
Regular check up last week to find it has now spread to his brain. They are now classing his treatment as palliative.
He's 34 with a wife & a three year old.
Words can't express.
My friend died last Friday, peacefully at home with his wife by his side. Completed his chemo recently, few scares with septicaemia etc but was doing OK and waiting to be well enough for the stem cell transplant.
Regular check up last week to find it has now spread to his brain. They are now classing his treatment as palliative.
He's 34 with a wife & a three year old.
Words can't express.
His son was christened the weekend before in a lovely, very sad ceremony.
A 3 year old without a father & wonderful wonderful girl without her husband.
Not really much more that can be said. A funeral between Christmas & New Year
If you haven't already could I ask all of you reading this to sign up to the Blood Cancer charity and submit a swab. You really could go on to save someones life. Many many thanks to those who have already done so from my previous posts.
https://www.dkms.org.uk/en
My mum has lung cancer. Even just typing that sentence seems mental. Feels like a sick joke at the moment, with everyone just pretending everything is fine. I found out Friday, she was told on thursday so we dont yet know what type or how bad it is. I have the most horrible, morbid thoughts in my head that I cannot get rid of.
Sorry for the seemingly pointless post, honestly its just my brain is doing a million miles per hour at the moment and I needed to get it out.
Sorry for the seemingly pointless post, honestly its just my brain is doing a million miles per hour at the moment and I needed to get it out.
boobles said:
Family friend wasn't well about 10 days ago so made appointment to see her doctor. Couldn't find anything wrong & sent her home. Weekend just gone she took unwell & went to hospital where she was told she was riddled with cancer. She died approx 24 hours after being told! 
Just so hard to believe . Even if it had been found 10days earlier she couldn't have been saved but how can we be so very ill yet not realisebexVN said:
boobles said:
Family friend wasn't well about 10 days ago so made appointment to see her doctor. Couldn't find anything wrong & sent her home. Weekend just gone she took unwell & went to hospital where she was told she was riddled with cancer. She died approx 24 hours after being told!
Just so hard to believe . Even if it had been found 10days earlier she couldn't have been saved but how can we be so very ill yet not realiseNothing detracts from the tragedy, but there are worse ways to go. Nonetheless, my condolences.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
bexVN said:
boobles said:
Family friend wasn't well about 10 days ago so made appointment to see her doctor. Couldn't find anything wrong & sent her home. Weekend just gone she took unwell & went to hospital where she was told she was riddled with cancer. She died approx 24 hours after being told!
Just so hard to believe . Even if it had been found 10days earlier she couldn't have been saved but how can we be so very ill yet not realiseNothing detracts from the tragedy, but there are worse ways to go. Nonetheless, my condolences.
Hey, stuck this in the Lounge which quickly fell back a page, but I believe a recent entry came from a PH member and the search to find out led me to this thread!
I'm trying to raise some money for Cancer Research UK, my girlfriend is a breast cancer survivor and there's been others in my life that haven't been so lucky. This thread truly is sobering reading and quite upsetting to read through, but maybe there's some hope for others in the future. I'm therefore raffling a driving experience day for £5 to anyone who'd like to contribute to this charity, my JustGiving page is here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/drivingexpe...
I'm over half way and would love to hit my target of £250. The winner will be decided by the March 11th bonus ball on the National Lottery so plenty of time to go. If you don't fancy the driving day I'm also offering a cash prize of £75 as an alternate. I'm sure I don't need to extol the virtues here but it's a great cause so any amount is welcome even if you don't fancy buying a ticket for a fiver.
Thanks!
I'm trying to raise some money for Cancer Research UK, my girlfriend is a breast cancer survivor and there's been others in my life that haven't been so lucky. This thread truly is sobering reading and quite upsetting to read through, but maybe there's some hope for others in the future. I'm therefore raffling a driving experience day for £5 to anyone who'd like to contribute to this charity, my JustGiving page is here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/drivingexpe...
I'm over half way and would love to hit my target of £250. The winner will be decided by the March 11th bonus ball on the National Lottery so plenty of time to go. If you don't fancy the driving day I'm also offering a cash prize of £75 as an alternate. I'm sure I don't need to extol the virtues here but it's a great cause so any amount is welcome even if you don't fancy buying a ticket for a fiver.
Thanks!
Edited by groundcontrol on Sunday 12th February 22:15
My Mum passed away just before Christmas, Myeloma in her spine. She had about 3 years of treatment, never really seemed that ill, never lost her hair or had any sickness which is what you tend to associate with Cancer. She had pretty bad Asthma and that was seemed to hit her, she had several spells in Hospital in the last 6 months due to breathing issues but when she was OK she would be up and about Car Booting as per normal. In the last few weeks she went downhill and seemed to have good and bad days and in the end just drifted away, got the call at 9pm one night that she was near the end and managed to get over to Bath to spend a few hours with her (being PH you will be glad to hear it was a suitably spirited drive of 40 minutes including a fuel stop). I have sen plenty of dead people before, usually ones who have met a pretty violent end so to see my Mum pass away so peacefully without pain, suffering or drama and with all our family at her side was a real relief.
We were never really very close and I am still not sure how to feel about it all, I think about her a lot but I do not get upset. The only time I cried was choosing the songs for her Funeral, that was really hard.
Does anyone want several thousand (I kid you not) pieces of China, various makers and patterns. No full sets, just boxes and boxes of pottery various.
We were never really very close and I am still not sure how to feel about it all, I think about her a lot but I do not get upset. The only time I cried was choosing the songs for her Funeral, that was really hard.
Does anyone want several thousand (I kid you not) pieces of China, various makers and patterns. No full sets, just boxes and boxes of pottery various.
d of a disease. johnxjsc1985 said:
lost another Friend on Friday a colossus of a human-being incredible husband,father and friend. One of life's no nonsense people and he fought so hard to beat this. can anyone tell me why so many scroats go through life without a care in the world and never seem to come to any harm.
I ask myself this question all the time, I lost my wife last June, she was an absolute diamond, didn't smoke, barely drank, kept herself reasonably fit and eat sensibly, and after a massive battle we lost her, she did everything right.tdm34 said:
I ask myself this question all the time, I lost my wife last June, she was an absolute diamond, didn't smoke, barely drank, kept herself reasonably fit and eat sensibly, and after a massive battle we lost her, she did everything right.
So sorry to hear that, I cannot imagine how hard that must be, I am useless with what to say in these situations other than thoughts are with you and sorry for your loss.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff