Devastated

Hi all   ,I'm Angie married to my fab hubby for 23 years who has for the past 17 months been fighting a grade 4 incurable brain tumour...doing well thankfully....our second devastation came last week when my fit,otherwise healthy 72 year old dad was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer...spread to liver...."looking inoperable but possibly chemo being available.we will know more on 19 th sept..."my world has come crashing down around me..now every ache and pain I have I think is cancer too......any positive stories please xxxxx

 

 

 

 

  • Hi there and welcome to the forum, but sorry for why you find yourself here. Hearing that a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer is very upsetting and add in another one and it goes beyond that. Its also not unusual to start thinking that cancer may also be within you. I don't know that anyone can guarantee that you won't get cancer, but the best you can do is try and live a healthy life. I know there are people on this forum that have been battling cancer for several years and they are still going strong. For sure, there are many others who will die with cancer too, but cancer is not an automatic death sentence that it used to be in all cases. Probably the best advice I can give you is to see your doctor if anything unusual or concerning happens. I think the fear of cancer prevents many people from being checked by their doctor when an issue comes up and they end up not seeing their doctor until cancer gets a good head start in their body. If you don't have any symptoms of a possible illness, then I would suggest that you're likely okay, but if something comes up, get it checked right away. Also, you sound really stressed which isn't good either. Try to relax and spend some time on things you enjoy to give yourself a break.

    Come on to the forum anytime and let us know how you are doing. Take care and sending you hugs.

    Lorraine  

  • hello there and im so sorry for what your going through I cant say I know how you feel because we all hurt differently but I can say that I know that the pain your going through will get better cancer is one of those things that comes along and turns your whole world upside down and youve had to deal with it far too much. But know this, before you can get to the rainbow you have to face the rain, right now all you can see is rain but there is a rainbow waiting for you, you just have to make it through this and your world will brighten up 

    I am here should you want to talk this forum is here if you need it to be 

    Always with love 

    Mark