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Rest in Peace
Hi there, This is Sue's daughter Tina. Mum always said the most frustrating thing about the Breast Cancer Network was when people just disappeared and you didn't know what happened to them - well you do, but it would be nice to know the full story. Well here's Mum's story. Mum moved in with me about 12 weeks ago for that…
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Cancer count
Hi there,My mum was diagnosed in 2015 with metastatic breast cancer which progressed to her bones also.Her most recent tests showed an increased cancer count from 30 to 100. Can anyone advise me on what this means, is it very bad news or does this happen occasionally?Thank you
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Treatment options? Trials?
Mum has been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. She has had breast removal and of the 11 lympth nodes removed 8 tested positive. Scans have not revealed any secondary cancers. She begins three weekly chemo treatment for three months followed by weekly chemo for three months with radiotherapy planned after that.…
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Lotions, Potions Etc ...
Hi Ladies, I have a friend about to go through chemo and was wondering if you can hit me up with all sorts of lotions, creams, bath soaks etc ... anything that helped you get through please. We would all like to help out and get her some essentials, because, as you all know, it's hard to ask for help and or accept help. So…
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My mum- 46 yr old, grade 3 IDC- Lumpectomy surgery today
Hi Everyone, I'm 27 and my mum (46 years) has recently been diagnosed with a 14mm (pre surgery) grade 3 IDC and is about to have her lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy today. We wont know what stage and hormone status she is until the 29th. To give a bit of a background, her nanna and mum have both had breast cancer, with…
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This is Nat ( my baby girl ) that my whole profile is about
"I am 21 and I never thought this would happen to me but cancer really doesn’t discriminate. It can happen to anyone." Read her story here: They told me I was too young
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On line support friends
We are so lucky to have the online service with Bcna. Recently a very good friend of mine lost her daughter to cancer. She was only 46 yrs. old. She didn't have breast cancer .The doctors could not find the original sorce of the cancer. She battled through surgery, chemo,and radiation treatment. During this time I know she…
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How do you be supportive when your your mother doesn't want to disclose all of the information?
Hi - this is my first time on here. Brief history - my mother, a year ago was diagnosed with breast cancer - she had a lumpectomy and then upon further research it had metastasized to her hip. Which within the process of less than a month she had a hip replacement. I just wanted to share my story - and wanted to hear your…
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FREE Webinar - Looking after yourself: when supporting someone with cancer
Join Cancer Council Victoria’s free webinar to hear ways you can manage your own wellbeing, while providing the best support to the person you are caring for. Their experienced and understanding presenters will talk about common experiences, where to find reliable information and practical support, and how to look after…
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relationships
ok, I have just gotten off the phone from my husband who took carers leave today to come pick me up from hospital (stayed in over the weeked due to high temperature from last round of chemo) but I have not seen him since he dropped me off this morning. I had to drive to my Breast oncologist this afternoon for an…
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Should make my user name exhausted mum instead of scared mum lol
I haven't posted in a while I could now change my user name from Scared Mum to Exhausted Mum lol Nat had her 4 week break from Chemo Yah!! well not really we still had the Breast oncologist and the Radiation oncologist app to attend to.. all went well and the planning for her radiation went well, she has her tiny tiny…
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My 19 year old girlfriend was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I don't know what to do
About a month ago my girlfriend was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. Surprisingly she seemed like she was doing so well considering her situation. I have been so proud of how strong she has been throughout it all. Recently I noticed she had been very distant. She hardly seemed interested in anything we used to talk…
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Yah chemo is done
Im so proud of her she made it through yah! quite a few up and downs ( mum too ) as expected but Taxol is done like a dinner, it was slightly easier on both of us than AC, now we prepare for radiation we went and spoke to the radiation Doc and it sounds easy she said those that have been through chemo tolerate it better…
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Yah!! Last day of chemo!!! Pic is to big for me to write anything but I'm so proud of her xx
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In Memory
Day 10 - after round four Again you rise from the depths of Hell, Your stinking breath burns its way into our lives again. With one cruel wave of your hand, You have claimed another, A beautiful soul, a sister, a friend, a wife... a Mother. She fought so hard against you, Stood defiant and strong, Her radiant smile, Her…