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Lost the love of my life to cancer

I am a gay women who's partner been operated on for Ovarian Cancer had chemo and now her cancer has returned.

My Husband was diagnosed with Perotid Cancer on June 10th 2011, after surgery in July and 30 sessions of Radiation, we thought the ordeal was mostly over.
Due to the Radiation, my darling husband got gravely ill with a rare disease called Sweets Syndrome brought on by the radiation, which meant he was hospitalised for a week and put on very high doses of Steroid tablets. After that was under control, 9 months later we found another lump and was diagnosed as having a metastatic cancer in the same area, so after surgery in July this year, we are on the Radiation round about / rollercoaster ride again. 10 days down 15 to go.. and we are exhausted.

51yr old female diagnosed with bowel cancer in may 2012. Have got support but other people have made me feel like I didnt really have cancer as I never needed chemo because surgery got all the tumour, also had full hysterectomy. I feel guilty and they also made me feel like bowel cancer is dirty because people dont like to discuss that area of the body.

I was diagnosed with pre-B cell ALL in December 2005 while on a working holiday in London. While immunosuppressed, I caught a fungal infection called Aspergillus that affected my lungs and brain. After two weeks in an induced coma, and after being given less than 5% chance of survival, I ma back in Australia with continuing rehabilitation and medical involvement with a wide group of practitioners. I am also undertaking a Fine Arts degree through Open Uni Australia.

I am a mum to 6 children all age 6 and under, I have an amazing best friend in life who is also my partner and dad to our kids, And who i am going to lose soon due to terminal liver cancer.

Positive for HNPCC - MSH2 gene. Many and varied cancers in family with this mutation. Two daughters positive (one died of Ovarian in 2002) and one son positive.

Hi I am a 65yr old male with CLL that dosent seem to want to go away with treatment although I did get 9 months clear but it now seems to be hear to stay and progressing
Kind regards Kevin

Newly Diagnosed St.4 Colorectal Cancer I have commenced Xeloda Chemo. I am now day 9 on this drug.

In 2006 I was found to have had cancer. A tumour was removed from my septum/nasal cavity. 12 months later I was required to undergo 4 surgeries in 6 weeks followed by 6 weeks of radiotherapy. I got a fright recently when a small growth was detected at the regular checkup but biopsy was all clear. I can tell you I was quite relieved!

I am a 41 yo mum of 3 beautiful kids (11, 9 & 20months)and I was diagnosed with anal cancer 3 Nov 08.

Chemo and radiation - It was a tough time with lots of horrible side effects too "delicate" to mention here ...lol....

I am now 6 months post treatment and absolutely living each day to the max. My skin has healed and I am appreciating the "new normal". I have just had scans and colonoscopy (18/8/09)and there is no tumour.... very relieved! My energy levels are starting to return and I have just signed up for a soccer team - something my kids find hilarious!

My last check up scan has found cancer in my thyroid. Thankfully completely unrelated to my first cancer. I've had a hemi thyroidectomy last month and am now booked in to have the rest taken out in December and the radioactive iodine treatment in January.

Still playing soccer Still having a great time. Cancer still sux though

Carer of GBM4 patient

I have Leiomyosarcoma, a very rare form of cancer, that apparently stays with me for life and have been living with the condition for 8 years.

I would like to chat to anyone who has some knowledge about this rare type of Tumour

just started chemo

I am a 60 year old female who lives with her 88year old mum on a horse farm in Western Sydney. I have non small cell lung cancer. My upper right lobe was removed in June and it was discovered that it had spread. I am currently half way through my chemo at Liverpool Hospital where they are exceptionally kind and caring.

I am 64 years old, married with three adult children. I work full time as a classroom music teacher and a flute teacher. I have just finished writing a research thesis for a Master of Teaching and love my work, which was the basis for my thesis.

Husband has just been diagnosied with T3 bowel cancer

my husband has dlbcl and i am also helping my single daughter out with her 11yr old son who has aspergers

I recently lost my soul mate & our children lost their Daddy. He was so very inspirational & brave. We are so blessed to have been privileged to live our life beside him xo

Diagnosed with papillary Thyroid cancer. Just had total thyroidectomy, neck dysection and limph nodes removed. Cancer has now metatstified. Waitiing for nuclear medicine treatment and CT scan.

I was diagnosed in 1998. I have had surgeries, radio isotopes, chemotherapy,...currently only on sandostatin. No further treatment available for me. Numerous tumours in major organs and bones.
Married with 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren. Living in Brisbane.

Live in rural NSW and was diagnosed with NETS in October 2010, currently tumours are stable and living life to the fullest

I'm my husband's only support,he has amyloidosis and is one day 2 of his 2nd rd of chemo.I have 2 children one lives in QLD and my 16yo son lives at home with me.I've been with my husband Dave for 25 years and we are together 7/24 for pretty much all of it.I'm terrified and i don't want to lose him.We are each others only support.I suffer major depression,ptsd and anxiety/panic attacks all stemmed from childhood sexual abuse.I hit a low point[lower than usual]in 2004 and decided it was time to report my brother for it.I wasn't believed by my parents and other siblings and they wanted me out of their lives.My dad passed away from pancreatic cancer a couple of years later and i learnt this 2 days before his funeral..i didn't know he was even sick,no-one told me.My mum and i started talking again about a year and a half ago,she said she missed me.3 months later at the end of 2010 i had 3 mini strokes and i'm still recovering now.Last year easter tuesday,my husband had already been sick for a few months then and we didn't know what it was.He wouldn't be able to go from a sitting or lying position without collapsing but him being a MALE wouldn't go to a Dr.I'd been trying to get him to go for soooo long it was/is frustrating anyhow,on this day we had a knock on the door..i was out back on the pc with our son.I heard a weird noise and i thought i'd better check it out,i thought Dave had collapsed.I ran out the back room and turned down the passage,i made it half way down when i saw Dave pinned against the wall by 2 blokes,they were beating into him.At the same time i saw them,they saw me,the bigger bloke ran at me and beat and kicked me to the ground all the time screaming..give us your money,where's your money[dave and i are both on disability support and we didn't have any apart from the landlords money which was in the bedroom.After a few minutes of not getting anything the big bloke got angrier and frustrated,he said f this turns around opens a bag he apparently had and pulls out a rifle.He aimed it point blank in front of me.All i had time to do was scream.no and i shut my eyes.He pulled the trigger and i was flung back and my head smashed on the floor,he knocked me out,i thought i was dying.I come to when he woke me saying..are you ok.I realised he shot the gun off next to my head and the police retrived the bullet from my sons doorframe.The big guy then said,get me your handbag or i'm going to shoot your bloke and started reloading his gun,i screamed let me up i'll get it for you,and he did.When i was just about in the bedroom,my husband managed to get away from the other bloke and we both got in the room and dave slams the door closed,they were trying to get in.I ran to the window and started screaming,a couple of seconds later we hear the door slam and see them take off down the drive.I learnt dave was stabbed 4 times,we were both a mess,my son i'm happy to say was smart enough to sneak out the backdoor and hide.The police caught them 6 days later and the bloke who stabbed my husband was shot dead.I could write a stack of books on my life and the things that has happened.Amazing,i just want to be left alone...i'm quiet,shy don't like going out unless i have to and have a slight social phobia.And now this.It took my husbands foot and leg to swell up but he managed to see a doctor in january they just diagnosed this as amyloid about a month and a half ago and today is the first day of his 2nd round of chemo,and he is sick and i'm terrified and tired.

I have thyroid cancer. Operation to remove both thyroids was in September 2011. At the moment, I am on 6 monthly check up.

Diagnosed with Acinic Cell Carcinoma Feb 12 surgery and 40 Rad treatments completed 6/12

secondary breast cancer

I am a carer of my husband who has cancer. We have an 11 year old daughter and live in Geraldton WA.

28 year old caring for my husband with recently diagnosed brain tumour. We have an 18 month old son.

Breast cancer