With saddness my darling Rachael passed away on Saturday at home in the loving arms of her mum and dad Rachael managed to face her cancer bravely and with dignityand was able to remain at home with the aring support of her community medical team. Take each moment of each day with quality and face th...

Dearest Bev, You were inspirational towards my daughter Rachael when she connected with you the time she joined this forum. My loving thoughts of caring and strength I send you for your tests and stay with each moment tiny steps. We are all in this journey together where ever in the world we live.Th...

Dearest Bev,I truly understand the situation and the rawness of space that you are in right now.Even the strongest of us can bravely face each challenge through this obscure confusing path of this abhorrent disease.Remember we each of us are only human and there is a limit to what can be endured. Re...

Dear Pam I have just read your post. You are carrying too many rocks the load is too heavy.Do not take this in isolation.Be brave ask the ones who you trust and feel safe with to help you cope. Its a big step when we fall to admit that we are unable to manage.Your a beautiful human being and can onl...

Dear Bev, Rachael and mum give you our warmest love with strength.Life certainly throws some hard punches ,never give up, never give in. We are having some challenging issues regarding Rachaels health so as a mum and friend, I understand what situation you and your loved one are being faced with.You...

Just wishing you all an enjoyable Christmas with your famililies and friends.Were ever in the world you each live we are all connected through our lives and this international event.Live in the moment and let us be thankful for each day.loving thoughts go to everyone from Rachael and Annie from New ...

Kiora from New Zealand which is our welcome.You will get so much support from this forum and we all have a connection to our world wide friends. My daughter is going through her experience with this colon cancer issue and we both enjoy sharing the friendship through this site. Lots of earthquakes ha...

My Daughter Rachael vents out all of her anger and frustrations to me.I have to hold on to my emotions and just listen let her go for it. Hard to hear sometimes but any expression of anger in a safe way is the best.Every family issue is a major one when facing this horrible disease. I understand you...

Thankyou for your support Terry,I never thought when I nursed for 34years caring for so many cancer patients and their relaliitives that one day I would have to face this disease full in the face with my beautiful daughter. There comes a time in each of our lives when someone close to us needs our c...

Dear Bev a lovely supportive site for us who care for the ones we love to share, My daughter rachael is having her nanna nap after 8 sessions of chemo 3 more to go.Its as though this round has taken forever. Rachael has undergone 29 sessions in total.How courageous a young lady she is. The fears and...

Its very hard to make sense of the thinking side of cancer. Its the part that most people dont want to acknowledge. Its there hidden inside and the war goes. on this side of the disease gets put on the back burner.With the exception of the person having this disease and the loved ones who walk besid...

Sorry about the beast getting things out of control.Its like the enemy returns to muck up our lives aye.I really feel for you mungo. Rachael lives witht the fear that this will happen to her too.I just said to her that chemo and all of the other treatments are the armour that we fight the enemy with...

I think that mums get chemo brain its catching.Rachael forgets the little things like ensuring that certain meds are perscribed and picked up from pharmacy before they run out. i ran down to the chemist for her meds. told to wait 15 mins for them only to be told the script had already been filled.Da...

Racharl woke up today feeling a little less tired.Panic over the weekend she ran out of her happy meds.Her levels went to an all time low.I was really worried about her.We tried to get more meds for her and couldnt get a doctor to spare the time to give her a script. There is a box of unused meds in...

My daughter Rachael and I did all we could to address her early symptoms and the Medical personal failed in their duty of care and resposibiltiy to perform the necessary tests to diagnose he under lying problem. Its heart breaking to have to see Rachael go through all of the emotional and physical t...