Please hold my hand - cancer.

[Trazzletoes]

Currently in hospital since last night with DS who is 3. Scans show masses on his brain. Drs believe them to be tumours, likely to have come from his abdomen.

Waiting for more scans/tests etc. staff are being overly nice to us which is worrying me more (though they did refer us to social services last night as they thought DH or I had fractured DS' skull.

Feel incredibly sick. He is 3 years old. Please hold my hand.

Hi Trazzle

I'm so sorry to read your news and learn that you too have had to join this horrible little club that no parent ever wants to be a part of. My son was diagnosed with leukaemia in January at the age of 3 and reading your posts brought it all back. You've already had excellent advice but I wanted to share with you something that one of the nurses told me early on. Try not to get bogged down by all of the statistics as it will drive you mad. They are not definitive and only properly relevant if you have 100 children who are absolutely identical in all ways - gender, age at diagnosis, genetics, general health, everything. The only one that matters is your boy, so close yourself off to the other things that other patients have been through or you will end up terrifying yourself about things that may never happen.

I wish you and your family all the best x

Trazzle- job have no words of wisdom, just want to let you know I am still thinking about your precious boy.

sorry for the typo, I not job!

Norks DS LOVES it! As do I. It's properly adorable. And the snail... Fab! That even brought a smile to DH's face - something that has been missing for too long already. You are so clever.

buffy thanks too. I'll pass them on over the next few days while we are whiling away the hours in the hospital .

Apologies for not replying to many PMs, I will get to them.

trazzle we had to go up to hospital today for our DD, while we were there I spent my time thinking of you and your bonny boy. I'm sending you hope, because there have been times thats the only thing we had left and you can never had to much of it x

Trazzles Morrisons is great for ready meals. I've seen loads of people reheating homemade in there!!

Hi Trazzle how's your day been? I hope DS is less itchy now.
You are so strong, because you have to be, but you are amazing none the less
I hope today has been a good one for you all and that you are getting plenty of help and rest.
Big light shining from south Hampshire for you all x

ANother one thinking of you and your family. My friend's DS was diagnosed with neuroblastoma just over 2 years ago. It's a bastard of a disease. He is a wonderful little boy and many times my friend has said she is strong because she just has to be. I hope your DS is less itchy and more comfortable now. Best wishes to all of you.

Hi trazzle, I couldn't read and run. So sorry to hear your sad news.

My brother had this when he was 5. Constant stomach pains, no appetite, and went down to 3st before he was even diagnosed, due to shit GP saying he was just a fussy eater. I won't lie and say it wasn't a tough few years, but as a family we got through it. At one point it looked very bleak, so be prepared for some dark days. Also it can be quite shocking visually when they are fully into the treatment and look very frail and ill. There was some set backs and awful months, but my brother is now 17 and fine, and the experience seems far far away now, even though it was all consuming at the time.
Am wishing you and your family the very best xx

That is lovely to hear June and hopefully trazzle will be heartened to hear about your db

Tonight's candle is burning.

Sending you light and strength,

www.gratefulness.org/candles (group = TT)

Wishing you, your beautiful DS and your whole family lots of strength, love, laughter and healing in the coming months and years.

I am in West Yorkshire if you need anything.

Hi Trazzle, my wee boy is the same age, have been thinking of you often since seeing this thread. Sending you hope and warmth from Somerset

Malvern light shining bright
Lots of love

Sending love to you and a shiny splodge from the South xxx

Checking and saying little prayer for you all. I would def start a blog, it saves you repeating everything and is a great way of saying what you need to without saying it aloud to anyone.
I have pm'ed you too, just reply when your ready x

Lit a virtual candle thanks to 123.
Hope you & yours have had a peaceful day. x

Light on in Melbourne. Thinking of all the Trazzles.

Just popping by to say goodnight to you and your family, thinking of you again tonight.

Another hand here. I hope it all works out well for your little man.

Good morning, how are you all today? Did you sleep well?
Thanking of you x

Thinking of you Trazzle, your family and of course you darling boy xx

So lovely to hear all the positive stories on here. Gordon - what a wonderful thing to do to send your friend's ill DD some sand because she was missing the beach .

Trazzle - how are you today?

Only just found this thread, but wanted to offer my support. x

Thank you all, and thanks so much for the positive stories. I got excited yesterday evening because we hadn't been to the hospital all day... Until DS' itching woke him up and it transpired he had scratched himself to the point of bleeding. Called the ward... Off we popped. Medicine administered and we came home.

Back at hospital today (albeit veeeeery tired) for DS to have a GA and CT scan this afternoon. At least he got to have breakfast this morning. 2 slices of toast seems like such an achievement right now!

DH is back at work today but DM is with me at the hospital. I'll try and reply to the PMs later.

It's good to know you are all still here with me.