Hi Angelica,

Welcome to Cancer Chat. I am glad that you have found us, even if a little late in the day. There is one thing for certain. You need never feel alone again, now that you have found us. There is always someone here for you, whenever you need to talk. It sounds as if you have had a really difficult few years. It is hard to believe that so many people in one family could be blighted by cancer.

My sincere sympathy on the loss of your Dad. This first year is always particularly hard, as all of his anniversaries come around. I lost my Mum to secondary breast cancer too. She eventually had metastases in her liver, lungs, bones and brain and it was so sad to see her deteriorate so quickly in her final year. Like you, there have been many members of my family and friends blighted by this disease. I myself have fallen prey to 2 bouts of primary breast cancer 7 years ago and 6 years ago respectively.

I hope that your Mum is doing Ok? I am glad to hear that your Daughter-in-law is now in recovery and still here for your young Granddaughter..It would be just too cruel for her not to have had her Mummy around.

What stage is your breast cancer and what treatment have you had for it? I am glad to hear that you have made the half-way mark with radiotherapy and hope that you are coping well with it.

We all have good and bad days, but we are always here whether you want information, advice, support or you just want to rant. All of us on the site either have cancer or are nursing someone with cancer, so whatever you say is not likely to shock us!

Please keep in touch and let us know how you are all getting on.

Thinking of and praying for you all.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx