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One Year After Starting Cancer Treatment

One Year After Starting Cancer Treatment

August 8, 2016

It was exactly one year today that Gordon was in intensive care after losing 3 – 4 litres of blood when he began bleeding internally after an ulcer (sitting on top of his tumor) burst. Today, Gordon is enjoying the snow fall at Perisher and having a great time enjoying life. This time, one year ago,…

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When It’s Time to Say Goodbye

When It’s Time to Say Goodbye

March 17, 2016

How do you say goodbye to someone who has touched your heart in some way? Sadly for many people of this world, and for our readers who enjoy hearing about those that have shared their story, it’s time to say goodbye to one of our beloved story tellers, Leonie. Leonie’s story received so much positive feedback, that…

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Why I Cried Today

January 26, 2016

I cried today. Not just a little tear, but heart wrenching sobs. Maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m stressed, maybe I let cancer related issues get to me. But it all began with a phone call.

Kathy’s Story

Kathy’s Story

January 1, 2016

Written by Kathy for Write Your Cancer My dear husband’s father died early at 58 from Prostate cancer, so when Des was diagnosed in 2008, we were not that shocked. Besides, there had been great advances in treatment and so our cancer journey began. The Beginning of Our Cancer Journey Finally in 2010, his Prostate…

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Chemo at Christmas Time

Chemo at Christmas Time

December 26, 2015

Should anyone be on chemo at Christmas time? Chemo and Christmas are two words that just don’t work together. Gordon’s chemo tablets had given him the side effects that only 1 – 3% of chemo patients get.  He felt like he was drunk all the time, he was clumsy and his fine motor skills became…

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Chemo Begins Today

November 26, 2015

No one Said Chemo Was Going to Be Easy Thursday, 26 November, 2015. Chemo Day. Being told you were having Chemo for six months was a bit of a shock. We thought it would only be for 12 weeks at the most. However, when we were told that intravenous chemotherapy would only be for two hours…

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“He has a Bleeding Ulcer”

August 9, 2015

8th – 9th August, 2015 When we got to the hospital, Gordon was transferred to Intensive Care because he had lost so much blood. They decided to do an endoscopy and put a tube into his stomach to see what was causing the bleeding. When the specialist came to us, he said

How Our Cancer Journey Began

How Our Cancer Journey Began

August 7, 2015

This is the day our lives changed and my cancer journey began. On August 7, 2015. The date I’ll never forget. We had been down the Gold Coast for a few days. We had just returned home from our honeymoon 2 weeks previously and it was lovely to see my 15 year old daughter again.…

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