I bloody hate you, you bastarding disease

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Fuck off, do you hear me? Now just fuck the fuck off

Yesterday, we said goodbye to my Uncle after a long fight with Cancer. My wonderful, brave Uncle

Our family friend is also terminally ill with bowel cancer. He had a rupture, and had to have his bowel removed via emergency surgery a few days ago. This is the one thing he never wanted to happen. All he wants is his dignity

Today, I find out that my Best friends MIL has also now been diagnosed as terminal. All she had was a sore hip. Her body is riddled. She's got two grandchildren she cares for due to family reasons. I feel sick to the stomach about what could happen to those wonderful boys

How many more? I'm so angry tonight!

Oh no ratbag, that is really bad. Thank you for trying though and reading my thread.

That's nuts ratbag

Every hospital should do it. Stemcells can do amazing things. But as twofalls said, you tried

I had twins.Then I was told they were both disabled, partially sighted and had severe learning difficulties. Then one was diagnosed with autism...and then he got leukaemia. It was like...WTF, are you kidding? How much do you want to throw at this poor boy?

But, after 3 years and 3 months of chemo, he is one of the lucky ones. He has survived. Fingers crossed he will now be cancer free.

He'll always be challenged, as will his twin, but he's here.

My heart aches for everyone who has lost a family member to cancer. I live in dread of him relapsing. Please God, don't let that happen.

Sorry for the emotion. I don't talk about it often.

I am so sorry for everyone who has lost someone to cancer.

Dh was dx with cancer three and a half years ago, every day he takes his chemo. It's a horrible reminder that without it he would not be here at all and that one day we may lose him to this nasty disease

Thank God for the blood donors.

And bone marrow donors

I can't join the bone marrow register because I'm over 30

That's crazy, I'm now over 30 but joined few years back when dh was dx. We know he has no match and no sibling match either, when and if he needs a bmt we will be at mercy of a stranger who was kind enough to join, I couldn't let that happen without knowing I would do the same.

My lovely grandad died of lung cancer when I was very small.

In February this year my dad died 5 weeks after being diagnosed. The cancer was so widespread they couldn't decide where the primary was. Five weeks later I was diagnosed with breast cancer and still undergoing treatment.

Thinking of you all.

zombie don't like being intrusive but can I ask what sort of bowel problems you are having (pm me if you prefer) as I am suffering bowel problems as well post chemo.

Our family friend, died last month after many years of multiple brain tumours. He suffered so much.

My neighbour, gone within 3 months of lung cancer diagnosis. We really miss him pottering around in the garden.

My friend's Dad, died of leukaemia 6 months after diagnosis when we were only 18. I worked at the hospital and spent a lot of time talking to him when he was ill. I will never forget him, he was such a lovely man.

My granny currently fighting breast cancer but doing really well.

My lovely Dad - has Myeloma and lymphoma but is currently in remission after chemo and stem cell transplant. Now we wait for it to come back, which it will - maybe next month, maybe in 10 years. The waiting is very strange.

Love to you all. This is such a moving thread but it feels good to honour those that we have lost.

Never knew my daughter's cancer was life-limiting.

I'll PM you, gracie. I don't want to get too graphic on the thread.

I think you faced hard things enough expat. I know that for some of the time A was ill you could at least live in hope that if she got a donor and if it worked it might save her. Perhaps that's crueller than what some others have faced though? I don't know. Perhaps it's not possible to know. Every burden is suffered and felt individually.

There's no qualifying it all, really.

Many who are terminal survive far longer than Aillidh.

I am still going to ask the midwife next week about placenta and cord to see if it can be used if anything at all, I certainly don't want it and it seems really daft to just throw it away if it can have its uses. :(

Expat, I'm really sorry if this thread, and moving this thread, has upset you. I don' think anyone really knew where to move it to

Friends DD is fighting AML at the moment, friends father is terminal, so a fairly crap time they are having.

DBIL's father had CLL for years, it wasn't that that killed him specifically but it weakened him so much that he just had no fight left.

Now his brother is fighting aggressive Throat cancer, he's 45 and has CP. He just finished his treatment. 3 months of both chemo and radio, the strongest they can give, it was his only option. He's now waiting for the results of a scan.

Their poor mother, my heart breaks for her. She lost her brother at 25, her daughters at 2 & 4 to a horrible accident, her husband 18 months ago and now she faces losing her son.

My friend last month, she was 31. She'd lived with HIV for 13 years then cervical cancer took her. (HIV makes you more vulnerable to certain cancers.)

How can life be so fucking cruel to good people.

My thoughts to all those fighting and those affected.

Fuck you cancer, just fuck you.

McPhee I joined the register last year aged 33. Not sure you have been given the right info.

I went on to the AN website and did the questionnaire. It was saying no to under 16s and over 30s

I joined AN a few months ago, I'm 33. Try them again, I think then age limit is 40 now.

The age limit is 40. I am nearly 42, so don't qualify, but my DH just got his donor card today and he is 34.

Try again or contact them free via the net. :)

My father, 11 years ago of multiple myeloma. He was the best man I have ever known. I will miss him every day of my life..