Diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer at the age of 39

Hi everyone, I have stage 4 stomach cancer spread to ovaries and omentum, im devastated I have young children and im 39, I was originally diagnosed with apendix cancer and have been having folfox chemo, its kept me stable and I can now eat again and gained weight, ive had no shrinkage though, now they tell me they were wrong and its actually stomach cancer, anyone have any positive stage 4 stomach cancer stories to give me some hope please 

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  • Hi Sarah Ch,

    I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's cruel and unfair. I was given a stage 4 diagnosis at 51 which seems like a lot older than you but I've still got so much living to do. 

    I don't have the same cancer as you. I have a rare breast cancer that's very aggressive. 

    However I decided that I definitely had a lot of living to do and fought it head on. Throughout my treatment I've had covid, sepsis twice, a blood transfusion, pneumonia 3 times and blood clots on my lungs which already had cancer nodules on. I'm still here and I'm still fighting.

    All I can say to you is don't give up!  You're a warrior. As mother's we fight for our children but often forget about ourselves. Fight this for you and your children. 

    I wish you all the luck in the world. Stage 4 isn't an automatic death sentence and you can beat statistics.

    Barb xx

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  • Hi Sarah Ch,

    I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis. It's cruel and unfair. I was given a stage 4 diagnosis at 51 which seems like a lot older than you but I've still got so much living to do. 

    I don't have the same cancer as you. I have a rare breast cancer that's very aggressive. 

    However I decided that I definitely had a lot of living to do and fought it head on. Throughout my treatment I've had covid, sepsis twice, a blood transfusion, pneumonia 3 times and blood clots on my lungs which already had cancer nodules on. I'm still here and I'm still fighting.

    All I can say to you is don't give up!  You're a warrior. As mother's we fight for our children but often forget about ourselves. Fight this for you and your children. 

    I wish you all the luck in the world. Stage 4 isn't an automatic death sentence and you can beat statistics.

    Barb xx

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