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Happy New Year 2025

Moderator Lucie
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To every single one of you in the Cancer Chat community, 

Whether you are a cancer patient yourself, are looking after a loved one with cancer or whatever you are going through at the moment, I wanted to wish you a happy new year 2025. 

And today I am thinking in particular of those of you who have had to spend Christmas day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in hospital or who suddenly saw a loved one being rushed off to hospital unexpectedly during this festive period.  I know how traumatic events like this may have been for you and how you may not feel like celebrating or being festive at the moment and it's totally fine not to be merry and not to feel in tune with everyone around you who may be having all these end of year celebrations. You may be reading my message in a hospital room or café and I wanted to say that you are not alone and you can reach out to others here on Cancer Chat who find themselves in a similar place, feeling in limbo in different hospitals across the UK. May all this be behind you soon so that you can look forward to 2025. I am aware also that many of you may have lost a loved one this week and I cannot imagine anything harder than having to go through this and experiencing so much sadness when your world comes crashing down while the whole world is in a party/celebratory mood. There will be brighter days even though it can be hard sometimes to imagine it when going through a traumatic experience. Your online friends on Cancer Chat are here for you and it's comforting to know that there are other people somewhere, even online, who understand you, who've been through this before. 

I will end my message on a brighter note with one of our members' -  's - Happy New Year's inspiring poem which has a message of hope for the future, for what 2025 will bring us and what we leave behind in 2024. And I will quote the last line of her poem: "As we step into 2025, you never know, it could be our best year ever. It might turn out wonderful and bright." 

May 2025 be wonderful and bright for you all. 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Offline in reply to Jolamine

    Thank goat, that's exactly why I'm.still here , and like you hope to help others on here. I have made friends on here when I was first diognosed   who where at simular stages of the cancer journey, but most of them have not posted for years now,seems once there treatments over they just move on,and don't bother to post anymore.  I know this is what some people like to do,once they get through it they don't want reminders ,and want to go back to how life was before cancer enterd thier life. That's okay perfectly acceptable, but I'm to much of an empathy for others  and I find it helps me to be appreciative of my life ,and help others if I can. I don't pop on as much as I used to ,but I still do from time to time. I do hope some of the people who I've talked to on here are doing well ,such as a lovely  man going by the name of Billy Goat,he was an inspiration, had cancer and looking after his wife too,always gave great advice in his comments. Lots of lovely people  but I remember him a lot.came across as a lovely soul . 

  • Offline in reply to Jassoscared

    Hi Jasssoscared,

    I agree. Many disappear after their treatment is completed and get on with their lives and sadly, some don't make it. I will never forget the help and support I've had and, if I can repay one fraction of that, I shall continue to do so for as long as I can.

    I realise just how lucky I've been. I feel that I have been given a new life, thanks to the amazing care teams that I've had. It will never be the same as it was before my diagnosis. Every morning that I wake up is a bonus and I intend to make the most of each new day. If I can help anyone through their fear and anxiety, then I shall gladly do it.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Offline in reply to Jolamine

    Hi again Jolamine, that is excactly how I feel too, everyday im gratefull for ,hope yoir day is going well xx

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