my 34 year old son was diagnosed with stage iv bowel cancer, secondary liver cancer, had cancer in some lymph nodes and a tumour small in his lung.  This was after having been sent home from accident and emergency department in huge pain, which we found out once we managed to pursuade out of hours doctor to have him readmitted was due to his bowel blocking.  Subsequent tests, scans etc revealed the magnitude of the ill ess.  He had the bowel tumour removed early may and has just completed 3 of eight two weekly 3day in hospital  chemo regimes.  Has got a clot in his thigh.  Very hard as a mum to see your son like this, obviously huge family support for him and his new wife, just somewhere between despair and utter despair at the moment.