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To my husband - Will you ever know just how much I love you?
Sunday is Valentine's Day. I haven't been well enough to plan any outings or fancy dinners and I don't know how I will ever be able to convey to my husband just how much I love him. Hopefully saying the following will give him an idea. To my Jay, words cannot express how much I am so grateful that you are my hubby. I…
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My baby has breast cancer
I dont know if I am allowed to post here? but I am struggling to find any support for me as a mother of a 21yr old with breast cancer, (Admin please delete me if necessary) My daughter found a lump 14/08/15 and I went into panic mode I had her to the doctors the next day, the doctor was very reassuring and said lets get an…
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Grandbabies make it better!
Well despite a bloody sticky hot humid yukky weekend, we gathered at my sister in laws place for Mum in laws 78th birthday morning tea this morning. As luck would have it, all bar 1 of her great grandbabies were able to bring their parents along as well. Two of them were my beautiful new grandbabies, Lilly 14 weeks and…
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Support for young people who have a parent with cancer
Do you have a child aged between 14 and 22? CanTeen Australia is running a program called Truce that aims to help young people cope better with having a parent or caregiver with cancer. Sessions will be held weekly at CanTeen's offices in Sydney, Canberra, and Brisbane in the first week of February, with more locations…
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Emotions - the adventure begins
Wow! I have a strong family history of breast cancer and other women's cancer, but I never really thought it would happen to me. It's been 16 days of shock, sadness, anger, tears and laughter. after a mammogram and ultrasound I was diagnosed with Infiltrating Lobular carcinoma on 25/12/15. Then I had to take that news and…
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Champion
ok... So today....just for today.... I'm gonna allow myself to be a sook no , there's no new treatment to face, no harrowing news to face off against, no horrible side effects to frighten me. But today my son moved out of home, out of town, 1500km away, to start a new job..... - He's the son who turned down the last job…
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Nat update
Well today is a shit day and I'm blubbering again :( Nat had chemo yesterday, she threw up when then the red devil was put through and has the usual stomach pain which we can control with panadol and heat packs even though its hot today ugg. I had to inject her with Pegfilgrastim tonight (suppose to help with getting her…
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My mum is just not coping with my diagnosis
Hi everyone My 72 yr old mum is just not coping with the news I have breast cancer. She has had an incredibly difficult life and now having to cope with my dad with dementia her outlook on things is generally negative. Even before I knew I had BC whenever I spoke to her and asked how she was she would always say…
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Is this really happening? When do I wake up?
It has been eight days since I found a lump in my breast and my world has not stopped spinning. My GP (breast cancer survivor herself) was on it so fast. Mammogram, ultrasound, core needle biopsy, bone scan, CT scan, positive pathology result confirming breast cancer, package from BCNA and appointment booked with surgeon…