Calling all triple negative breast cancer patients in the UK
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Hello HanTagh (Hanieh),
Thank you for your post and for giving some more details about yourself. We are a small group here but we have got to know one another well and I think we all feel like friends. We have had a lot of people go through here since September 2010 and they have all been very interesting and have submitted profound posts. It is always sad in a way when they decide to move on after treatment and it is nice when they tell us this so that we know they are fine and it is always useful and motivating when they pop in to mark their anniversaries since diagnosis.
I was most interested to know that you are an English teacher and have an MA in English literature. I am a former teacher and have degrees in both French and English. I taught French as a second language and also English as a second language. I studied both French and English literature in great depth and still try to keep up to date with my reading.
I am sure there is a lot we can share about English culture, language and literature. I love anything to do with language. I have taught in France, Morocco and England. Do you have favourite English authors, both classic and contemporary?
We have had quite a few teachers on this thread and they have been through treatment, survived and gone on with their lives. I remember Maria, from Malta, who had spent time near Exmouth and was a great poster. There were also Apandy (Anne) and Normandee (Norma), not to mention Sam52. They all brought such richness to the thread.
It is good for you to see a positive aspect of your breast cancer as having got to meet a lot of different ladies on the thread.
I can understand your distress at the side effects of the two injections which you had – hot flashes and bad depression. You are a very young woman and these two injections obviously brought you in to premature menopause. Some menopausal women sail through this and others have a bad time. I can see what your oncologist was trying to do but I have never heard of it, but I am no expert. I do know that some young women, when going through chemotherapy, post that their periods stop. This happened with one young person whom I know, and it took some time before her periods started up again. I also know that with some young women they are advised to have their ovaries removed when diagnosed with TNBC, especially if they have the faulty genes but even when they do not have them. It is quite complicated but I think it is done to avoid recurrence or spread. Ultimately it is your decision to make about treatment. You could contact the moderators on breastcancer.org for help and information. Send them a private message.
I do hope you will have a good week.
Best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello linali (Lindsay),
It was nice to see you posting and taking the time to welcome the new women on the thread. We all know how much they need our support.
How time flies. It does not seem like nearly five years since you joined the thread. I do remember that you said you were diagnosed in June and I think it was on your daughter's birthday. I think we can all identify with what you said about words going round and round in our head. I remember how for days after diagnosis I could hear nothing except 'you have breast cancer'. I never imagined that I would be here nearly ten years on.
I hope you had a happy Mothers' day.
Hope to hear from you soon to see how everything is going on with you.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello sam52,
I know it must be your birthday time so I just wanted to say Happy Birthday.
I hope you are well.
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Sylvia. I m interested both in classic and modern writers, poets and playwriters in their own ways. But English romantic poets interest me more especially poets like John Keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Wordsworth. My MA thesis submitted in 2008 was a feminin discourse of three cultural codes in Sylvia plath' only novel The bell jar regarding her critique of assigned gender roles, her analysis of dominant discourses in shaping one' general and sexual identity including her discourse of family and her critique of educational system and her critique of media. Of course all these related to the American society of 50s and 60s but still palpabale in our society. Right now I teach English to adults and young adults which I realy enjoy.
However after this disease I could find my pleasure and comfort in writers such as Catherine Ponder, Louise Hay, Debbie Ford, and above all Neal Donald Walsch.
Dear Sylvia nothing in the world is meaningless. Through the dark days and in the middle of all my scares and fears of this disease I have acheived some things that otherwise could not be acheived. Getting to know you and some other great ladies and our friendship are the greatest blessings of this sad experience. Love you and wish you the best
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Hello HanTagh,
It was nice to hear from you and to know that you enjoy your teaching. I was interested to know that you are teaching adults and young adults. Are you in a college of further education?
I was interested to know your interests with writers. It is a long time ago since I did my degrees but my favourite writers in the classics are Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, especially Wuthering Heights and Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy. Among modern writers I like Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Peter Ackroyd, and Graham Swift. I also have read a lot by the Canadian writer Margaret Attwood. Recently I have been reading a lot of non-fiction.
I see from the authors you mentioned, such as Catherine Ponder, that you have been reading a lot of self-help books. I can understand that they have probably helped you to get through all of this. I have not read them but I shall probably look out for them now when I am next browsing through the shelves of Waterstones.
I am sure those kind of books will appeal to some of the people on these threads.
Your work must keep you very busy so I hope it helps to keep your mind off breast cancer.
I hope you have a very good week.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Sylvia.
Oh I used to enjoy the Bronte sisters novels a lot at university. Yet the sad endings of a
Thomas Hardy and his cosmic ironies ,though striking , made me hopeless.
Right now I am a teacher at previously called Iran-America Institute now called the Iran language Institute which is an old, well known language center in Iran. Though I have also the experience of teaching at other institutes as well.
I strongly recommend dear members on this thread to study Walsch' s "Happier than God" and" Conversation with God", Ponder's"The dynamic laws of prayers" and"The prospering power of love" and Louise Hay' s" You can heal your life". These books really helped me with this experience to gain control of my feelings.
I don't know what may happen in future but try to stay optimistic by reading these books. I hope to hear the best from You Sylvia and all my new friends here.
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Hello Andreabpositive,
Welcome to the site, sorry you have to be here!
I finished my chemotherapy at the end of last summer. It was no picnic for me but it is such a different experience for everyone. I don't know your age but I am 62. I would advise to take it easy while going through the chemo. That was advice I didn't always listen to since I was a caregiver for my husband at the same time. One day I did some physical work I shouldn't have done and injured my shoulder. I am still in therapy for that. My theory is that the chemo had weakened me to the extent that my body just couldn't handle the exertion. So take it as easy as possible, take in as much nutrition as you can, and try to remember it is temporary. I did not have to have radiation. I did have a rt. mastectomy, and I will tell you it is very important to do the exercises they show you how to do.
If you could write more about your particular circumstances, it would be helpful. We are all different ages, situations and experiences here.
I wish you the very best as you start your journey, research is good. If you come back here and keep reading, Sylvia herself has a wealth of knowledge on nutrition and surviving after cancer.
Talk soon, Mary
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Hello Sylvia
l haven ' t heard from you for a while. Are you ok? In fact I think I got used to your posts and now I miss you.
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Hello maryna8 (Mary),
Thank you for your reply to Andreabpositive. It is so kind of you to pop in to give support when I know what you are going through after the death of your husband.
I do not know what has happened to Andrea, as she appears to have just posted, asked for some information and then nothing. I have no way of knowing whether she came back to read the post. We do get people who view but do not post. We need posters, otherwise we shall not have a thread.
How are you getting on? How is your health in general?
Thinking of you.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello HanTagh,
I am fine, but have just been very busy. I am a volunteer director in the apartment complex where I live and have lots of responsibilities that take up quite a bit of time.
I do hope all is going well with you and that you are living every day to the full.
Here in England we are having some spring weather, so it is nice to get out in the fresh air.
I am busy working with the gardener who looks after the grounds, having a tidy up after winter and organising things for spring and summer.
What are your hobbies?
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello Tom,
We have not heard from you in a while, so I am wondering if everything is OK with you and your wife. I know she was about two sessions in to her chemotherapy so I am hoping she is not having any serious side effects.
Has the baby been born yet?
How is your work going?
Best wishes.
Sylvia
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Hello iluvcooking (Lisa),
I was wondering how your chemotherapy went on March 16th and how you are feeling now. I know this is the start of your cancer journey and the hardest part is the chemotherapy, so please let us know how you are. Make sure you drink plenty of water, plenty of rest and keep looking forward.
Thinking of you and sending best wishes.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello dear Sylvia
Nice to hear from you again.
I am also busy getting prepared for our new year celebration, called Norooz, which is in two days. My husband and I did lots of clean ups and shopping which is of course our custom. We will also take a trip to another city. On saturday first we will go to visit my mother in law then my parents and the next days the relatives and relations.
I have also made our Haftseen which is something like your christmass tree. I upload its picture here.
In the middle of all my different feelings and emotions that you can just understand I try to keep a happy face for my dear husband and daughter who have supported me greatly but have never been shown my anxieties and fears.
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Hello HanTagh,
I was interested to read that you are getting ready for a celebration called Norooz which I suppose must be today now. Today in the UK it is March 21st and is the first day of spring. It is nice to know that winter is now officially behind us. I have been planting some primulas in the grounds to give some colour and all the daffodil bulbs are in bloom.
From what you have said about cleaning up it sounds a bit like our spring cleaning when people like to get everything spick and span after the winter.
I do hope you have a good trip and that you will have an enjoyable time with your various relatives. Visiting family is also very much part of our Christmas celebration.
I found your Haftseen very artistic.
I looked on line and found a great assortment of these and they all look very artistic.
I do understand what you said about trying to keep a happy face for your husband and daughter. I think we all try to do this with our family and no one can really understand what really goes on deep within the psyche of someone who has been through cancer treatment. It does get better the further you go from diagnosis, but there is always that lurking anxiety.
I read that your celebration goes on for thirteen days, so I do hope you have an enjoyable time.
Wishing you all the very best.
Sylvia xxxx
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hi Sylvia
Sorry I've been away so long, I've recovered well from my hysterectomy and I'm back at work on light duties which is good as I wasn't getting paid when I was off as I'd used all my sick leave up...but there looking after me and I don't think I'm going to be going back on my original duty out on delivery and I'm going to be trained up on one of the indoor jobs which I think will be better for me
I had an appt with my oncologist who said physically I'm recovering but I'm suffering from anxiety and wanted me to go on anti-depressants but I refused, I'm hoping the anxiety which is mainly caused by the worry of recurrance will ease with time
Some really sad news is that Lulu from my TNBC group on Facebook is nearing the end of her life after the tumours in her brain recurred after the brain surgery around six months ago and is being cared for by Marie curie nurses in hospice care, she has helped hundreds of women through treatment and as many student nurses through training...setting up forums and groups, she was there for anyone who needed help even though she was fighting her own cancer....life is just so unfair
Welcome to the new girls to a wonderful thread that I know you don't really want to be on,
Margaret Mary have you decided whether to have a hysterectomy or just to have your ovaries removed, it's a big decision...I recently had a full hysterectomy and although the op itself didn't quite go to plan I now feel like it was a good decision and a fixed a few problems I was having....have you had your vit d levels checked yet I got mine done through my gp and was 178 so I lowered my dose from 5000 every day to every other day, I also agree with educating yourself and couldn't imagine going through this and not even knowing what type of cancer I had
Sue-Wirral I think it's awful that you have too pay for your brca test, they should test all triple negs if they want it....is it expensive?
Take care
Gill
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Hello Gill,
It is nice to have you back on the thread and I was very glad to read that you have recovered well from your hysterectomy and are back at work on light duties. It must feel good to have some money coming in again.
It is good to know that you are being looked after at work and that you will be trained to do one of the indoor jobs instead of being outside on delivery.
I was glad to know that all was well when you had your appointment with your oncologist.
The way I read your post I understand that it is your oncologist who said you are suffering from anxiety and wanted you to go on antidepressants. I understand why you refused and I would have done the same, but orthodox medicine is always quick to prescribe pills. I think you will find that as time goes by the anxiety will become less and you will be able to put cancer and fear of recurrence into a dark corner and it will pop out when you have regular check ups. If you can manage without the pills it can only be for the good, as all pills have side effects. I think we have to learn that worrying about recurrence serves no purpose. Each day in life presents risks and we never know what may happen when we get up in the morning. Give yourself time as you have only very recently finished treatment and things can only get better. Do what you can to stay as healthy and fit as possible.
I was so sorry to read about Lulu. I certainly remember her name and all the good that she has done. It is so sad that she is nearing the end of her life. I think we all know that when we get recurrence or spread it is a big challenge and that the more drugs we are given to help us stay alive the greater the toll on our bodies. They can only take so much. Let us all hope that she has a peaceful end. I remember how much Peter and Liz mentioned her when Peter was posting. I know they were going away on a break, I think to Finland, so I do not know if they know about Lulu.
It is very true that life is unfair.
I hope we shall hear from Marymargarethope about what surgery she will have. I know she has a very big spring and summer planned and she has four children to look after, but I hope she will find time to pop in.
I was interested to know that your vitamin D level was 178. Did your GP say that it was too high and that you should lower your supplements? I think the optimum levels are between 70 and 100. It is some years ago that I had mine done through my consultant breast surgeon and it was about 90, which I was told was excellent. I vary my intake between 3,000 and 4,000 IU and do not take anything on Sundays, just to give my body a break.
I do agree that we have to be informed as we go through treatment but I think some women may now be suffering from information overload, especially on pathology reports. I think newly-diagnosed women need to know at least what kind of breast cancer they have, the size of their tumour, receptor status, node involvement if any, the grade and the planned treatment and the reason for it.
We have not heard from Suewirral for a while but I am sure we all hope that she is doing well and slowly getting back to her normal routine. I remember she did choose antidepressants and she said she was doing well on them. We have to remember she was coping with the death of her partner, Colin, a diagnosis of breast cancer and then the anxiety over her daughter.
How is everything going with your niece?
Have you started doing anything in your garden?
Love.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello everyone,
I was catching up on some reading in French yesterday and I came across the following article by a Dr. Aurelie Juhem. The article was about the discovery of a molecule called ET-D5 which was discovered by this doctor. It says this molecule could well revolutionise medical circles. Apparently this molecule is capable of destroying the proliferation of a tumour and then of destroying specifically the blood vessels formed to feed the tumour.
This molecule has been successfully tested on mice and will be tested on humans in 2016.
There are a lot more details about this molecule and you might be able to find information on line.
I think there is a probably a long way to go yet, but in the short interview between Paris Match and the doctor, the doctor does say that she can imagine that in thirty to fifty years cancer will be treated like a sore throat.
Let us hope this is true.
I found it interesting to have news about cancer from a French source, because we do not have people posting much from countries in Europe. We did have susaninicking, and American living in Germany and who went through breast cancer treatment there, but we do not hear from her much now.
I read the following in Paris Match.
There is one death every two seconds in the world from cancer.
With reference to breast cancer there were 48,800 cases and 11,900 deaths in France in 2012.
Another thing I saw was that cancer does not like extra virgin olive oil. The compound "oleocanthal" which gives this oil its peppery taste shows the capacity to kill certain cancer cells. This has been shown from a study by three scientists in the US.
That is about all for today.
Best wishes to everybody.
Sylvia.
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Hello everyone,
I forgot to mention that on Friday March 20th I reached 9 years and 9 months since diagnosis.
Best wishes.
Sylvia
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Dear Sylvia
I m extremely happy to hear your are appraoching your ten year survival.
Also thanks alot for openning this thread and supporting the ladies here from all over the world.
I wish you many many happy healthy years to come.
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Hello HanTagh,
Thank you so much for your kind words.
I do try to be an inspiration to others and to tell them if I can do this then they can.
I think it helps, if after treatment, you try to live as normal a life as possible and not to focus on the "what ifs". Life is a risky journey. My heart goes out to the really young women with young children trying to get through all this. I do hope one day soon they will find out why younger women at a bigger risk of breast cancer with triple negative receptors.
I saw your new thread and I do hope you will get some answers to help you. For the moment if I were you I would focus on your recovery and getting your immune system strong again.
Marymargarethope may be able to help. She had a baby while going through her breast cancer treatment. I think she took a break from treatment to have the baby and then continued with the treatment. She and her baby are fine.
There was another woman who went through much the same on here and had a healthy baby. She was Mumtobe (Carol) from Ireland. Marymargarethope is from the UK. You will find their posts on the thread.
On the news last night I saw some pictures of the festival for spring going on in your country.
You might be interested to have a look at a section on breastcancer.cor entitled Stories from around the world. The moderators sometimes invite people to tell their story. I was invited to do this and was only too happy to do so. There are lots of interesting stories there. You can find it at:
http://www.breastcancer.org/community/acknowledging/world
Take care.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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hi Sylvia
It was the oncologist psychiatrist who prescribed anxiety my oncologist asked me to speak to her even though she knew I didn't really think it would be helpful to me I agreed to go, I was supposed to go again recently but I cancelled the appt
When I got my vit d levels checked and they were 178 my Dr seemed to think they were excellent but I thought they were I bit high so now I take 5000 units every other day now instead of every day, I'm going to get them checked again soon as I'm still getting monthly checks of my iron levels I may aswell get my vit d levels checked at the same time
I was talking to my Neice recently at a family party and she is living life to the fullest and is still doing well, she has been back to her oncologist twice recently with an enlarged node in get neck which they have assured her is nothing sinister but she still worries as you would expect
I havnt started tidying up the back yet, I havnt actually got a garden it's more a container laden yard that ends up more than half full with plants but I love seeing them all in flower and sit out there in the summer, I'll be doing a lot of work for my uncle this year on his garden because he fell and broke his neck recently luckily not damaging the spinal chord but he's very bad on his legs now and can't get about as much as he used to
I've booked to do a skydive on June 16th in aid of McMillan and hope to raise a lot of money for them, they were very good to me when I was going through treatment so I'd like to give something back, I've set up a just giving page and already had quite a few donations
Take care
Gill
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hi all
If anyone would like to donate in aid of McMillan the link to my just giving page is
http://www.justgiving.com/Gill-Blair
Thanks
Gill
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Dear Sylvia
I'm really glad whenever I hear from you. Not only does your long survivorship but also your words give me much hope. Right now you are the only person to whom I speak my feelings.
Here Our spring festival is great and I try to enjoy every minute of it. As you said beautifully life is a risky journey yet it worths living and struggling for. Therefore , this year I enjoy more being with relatives and friends though none of them got informed about my diseases as my husband did not like anyone feel pity for us.
My desire for having a baby is a way to get back to my old normal self who was really active, energetic and full of hope. I pray deeply in my heart for myself and all going through this experience worldwide whenever the fear creeps in. I m sure our God is too kind to refuse to answer our prayers.
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I would like to upload a picture of me and my family right before my diagnosis who were really happy with life despite all the hardship. I wish to get back to it with a deep feeling of relief. Please pray for me.
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Hi, Sylvia
I am becoming used to living alone, I think. My days are busy, but the nights are strange and I can't escape the fact that my husband is gone. The tears are close to the surface and are set off by the littlest things.
My overall health seems to be pretty good. I am still bothered by the rotator cuff in my shoulder, the carpal tunnel and the pain that comes into my neck and shoulders after I am active at anything. It is very frustrating for me because I have always been very active. I love this time of year and always did a lot of repotting of plants, and thinking about my garden, and getting things into shape. I did quite a bit of work yesterday and today of course I am in pain, trying to ignore it and rest a bit. I am going to resume my physical therapy next week, don't know what else to do. I had stopped it in January when my husband got so very ill.
I am almost back to the weight I was before the surgery, chemo etc. I lost about 10 lbs. throughout the last year. My hair is back in and quite curly. It is gray with silver but I don't mind too much.
I see the oncologist for check-up in April, I am supposed to have another MRI on my spine right before appt. She will have one more look at the offending spot on my lower back. They have looked at it twice and are unsure of it, she said she does not think it is cancer because it did not change between the two previous looks. I hope she is right.
I have started taking the bitter apricot kernels. The directions on the bag says take no more than 10 a day. Do you agree with that? I cannot quite remember your routine, maybe you could remind me.
Good to hear you are enjoying your spring, I'm sure your yards and garden are looking lovely.
Talk to you soon,
Mary
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hi Sylvia
Just to let you know Lulu Luke passed away today, a very sad day indeed....can't tell you how sad I feel today, such a waste, an amazing lady
Gill x
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Hello Gill,
Thank you for your posts. I was most interested to read about your oncologist psychiatrist as I have not heard of one in my own hospital in Exeter. There is a nice modern house in the grounds which houses a charity known as FORCE which is for all cancer patients and does have group and one to one therapy sessions and a moving on group. When I was first diagnosed I went to a one to one therapy session, found it useful but did not feel the need for any more. I was invited to be part of the moving on group with Raymond, but we went to one and decided it was not for us. My oncologist is the patron of this charity. It is only my opinion but I thought I was the best one to deal with any problems relating to my breast cancer.
I shall be interested to know what your vitamin D levels and iron are at your next check up.
I was very glad to know that your niece is doing well and living life to the full. Does her oncologist have an explanation for that enlarged node in the neck?
I think all those of us who love to do a bit of gardening are anxious to get started. I can imagine that your container garden will look lovely. I do remember that you mentioned your uncle in past posts and how you help him in his garden. I bet you both get a lot of enjoyment.
I do admire you for doing a sky dive in aid of Macmillan and I get the feeling that you like a bit of adventure.
I have just read your latest post and was so sad to read that Lulu had died. She has been such an inspiration to all of us and she will be sadly missed.
On behalf of all of us on this thread I would like to send our sincere condolences to her family and friends.
We all belong to this big family of people diagnosed with cancer and breast cancer in particular. We are the only ones that know what goes on deep within us after such a diagnosis. It is particularly difficult when the cancer returns and spreads. I think most of the research should be focussed on prevention in the first place and how to get metastatic breast cancer into a cure or a very long remission.
The French research I mentioned seems hopeful but it is all too far into the future.
I was not happy to hear on the Radio 4 News this morning that the UK is lagging 10 years behind other countries in cancer survival rates. We really need to do better after all this time.
Thinking of you.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello HanTagh,
Thank you for your posts and I am glad to know that I can be of help to you and that you can come here to express your feelings.
I am glad to know that you are trying to enjoy every minute of your spring festival.
I can understand that you want to have another baby as a way of getting back to your old normal self. It is early days for you since diagnosis and treatment, so if I were you I would give myself as much time as needed to get back my energy and to be able to look forward with optimism to the future. You could get advice about this from your gynaecologist and/or oncologist. Cancer treatment hits your body hard so please give yourself time to recover.
Thank you for posting a photograph of you and your family.
Fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello maryna8 (Mary),
It was so nice to hear from you and I was glad to know that you are getting used to living alone, but it must be very difficult.
I can imagine that you can keep busy during the day but that the nights are more difficult. It is very early days for you and I think that if you feel the need to cry it is normal and very therapeutic for releasing emotions.
It is good that your overall health seems to be pretty good, apart from the pain.
I have lots of people, around me in the apartment complex, who have lost spouses over the last few years, and talking to them I know how difficult it has been and the toll it has taken on them. There are three men whose wives have died and even more women whose husbands have died. I am sure it is very difficult to carry on alone.
I find it very calming and beneficial to get out in the grounds and do a bit of gardening. I think we have to learn not to overdo the gardening, but I know that once I get started I find it hard to stop.
It must do you a lot of good to see yourself getting back to normal in your appearance. Your hair sounds lovely. My hair did return to its normal colour and I have just a little bit of grey. I have found it is easier to keep it fairly short and that way it looks very healthy.
The only long term effect from chemotherapy that I have is the neuropathy in the feet. Most of the time it does not bother me except if I have been standing for a long time. Of course. It also contributed to my osteoporosis and for that I take good calcium supplements, vitamin D soft gel, and a calcium rich diet of unsweetened almond milk, enriched with calcium, some unsweetened soy milk, also enriched and non dairy plain unsweetened yoghurt. I also eat seeds and nuts, raw and unsalted.
I do hope all will go well with your check up in April and that all will be OK with the spot on your lower back.
I was interested to know that you have started taking bitter apricot kernels. Most of the time I take fifteen a day and have them in lots of five at different times during the day. When I was going through treatment I took twenty to thirty, as advised by a doctor I saw. I treat them as normal eating. One thing I have found is not to take them on an empty stomach, so I usually eat something before. I like to have them with a mug of green tea. I have leaf green tea at breakfast and then decaffeinated green tea for the rest of the day. I keep to a regime of no meat and no dairy, no alcohol and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables along with some oily fish, mainly wild salmon.
I think we all have to eat healthily and get some gently exercise.
Please keep in touch and post especially if you are feeling lonely and need some comfort and company.
Sending you fond thoughts.
Sylvia xxxx
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Hello everyone,
I have been reading back through the posts as far as January 1st 2015 to see how our thread is doing. It has made interesting reading putting together the regular group that faithfully posts and I want to thank you all and I do hope you will all continue to keep this important thread going and to guide other people here who are in need of support.
I want to say a big thank you to Jackpot (Gill), Maymargarethope, Suewirral, Chatterbox (Michael), Breastcancerhusband (Tom), Peterandliz, all from the UK.
Maryna8, US, linali (Lindsay), Ireland, InspiredbyDolce (Debra), US, Adagio, Canada, Carolben, South Africa.
Thank you for your great contribution and keep up the good work.
I want to say thank you to the newcomers, HanTagh (Hanieh), Iran, who has finished standard treatment.
Andreabpositive, UK, we have not heard from you and I remember you are going through chemotherapy.
Iluvcooking (Lisa), UK, I remember you are also going through chemotherapy and am wondering how you are.
Poohbearnor, how are you?
YJ2012, I remember you were posting for your mum and am wondering how things are.
Thank you also to Jacqueline1963, I think you must have finished treatment now. How are you?
In the past, we had a strong contribution from Chrisina1961 and Bak94, both US. I do not see you on the threads anywhere now.
Am also wondering how Susaninicking in Germany is. She is an American living in Germany and was a great poster.
Last but not least, sam52, who has been a good friend to me over the years.
I hope I have not missed anyone out. It would be nice to hear from past posters going back to September 12th 2010, when I started the thread.
Sincere best wishes to all of you.
Sylvia
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