Being diagnosed with cancer is the hardest thing ever, for that person and more so the ones who are around them. Openly, I am fighting acute myeloid leukaemia, which i was in a matter of fact firstly diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia, but the results came back reading it was far more progressed. I also have a hole in my heart, and if I didn't have the hole in my heart, the things I have had to endure the things my mum and dad as well as everyone else who love and care for me have had to watch me go through, wouldnt be as bad. I found out I had the hole in my heart when my line wasn't working properly. Living with cancer is big roller coaster, sometimes it goes up, but others it goes down. I have been fighting cancer for 2 years now. And what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger is a quote I use more than often. I was near to my coffin before I was diagnosed, and now I am hopefully getting the qualifications I need to have to be some kind of nurse, if that is allowed. I always say, that cancer begins with the word can because it can be beaten.

Hi Kate,  I do like your attitude especially having so much treatment.  I watched and lived 2 years treatment with my daughter between the ages of 10 and 12 years.   As you say, such a roll-a-coaster and it does make all involved stronger. You also discover what is important in life. My daughter, while too ill to be out of bed and spending days at time in hospital, found she was very good at Art, something she had not explored as she was allways busy with, football, dancing, cycleling etc.  We as a family, because of time constraints of treatment, got rid of the trivia, we also found out who our true friends were!

My daughter managed uni despite missing about a year and a half of school, we are so proud of her and her sister.  I do wish you well with your ambitions,  take care, gardenlady.

Hi Kate,  I do like your attitude especially having so much treatment.  I watched and lived 2 years treatment with my daughter between the ages of 10 and 12 years.   As you say, such a roll-a-coaster and it does make all involved stronger. You also discover what is important in life. My daughter, while too ill to be out of bed and spending days at time in hospital, found she was very good at Art, something she had not explored as she was allways busy with, football, dancing, cycleling etc.  We as a family, because of time constraints of treatment, got rid of the trivia, we also found out who our true friends were!

My daughter managed uni despite missing about a year and a half of school, we are so proud of her and her sister.  I do wish you well with your ambitions,  take care, gardenlady.