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Q&A on relationships
Q: How do we all deal with the guilt of diagnosis and its impact on family and friends? I know it’s not my…
‘Some good friends disappeared from my life’
I sometimes think that a cancer diagnosis hits those around you even harder than it hits the sufferer….
‘My work colleagues didn’t visit me’
After my diagnosis of breast cancer in 2019, I had surgery to remove the lump and then, whilst marking up the…
Friendships changed after my brain tumour
In 2019 my life was going along very nicely, family life was great, I had a lovely group of friends and the…
‘My husband’s cancer made me appreciate him more’
I think in many ways, Tony having cancer made me appreciate what I had, and made me scared that I was going…
‘Our relationship survived cancer’
I think that having cancer did have an impact on my relationship with my wife, Susie, initially. Mainly that,…
‘Swimming gave me the purpose to keep fighting’
Prior to being diagnosed with Stage 3 bowel cancer, I had been training to compete at the European Master’s…
‘Climb every mountain…’
Before I was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer some six years ago I had always tried to keep as fit and…
‘Have faith that you’re not on your own’
As a personal trainer and owner of my own company, Adrenalize, I was feeling super proud of myself by the end…
‘My hearing issues caused feelings of isolation’
I had been so excited about starting a new life, recently moving to a different area to be nearer to my…
Lockdown impacted my treatment
The way I was told I had cancer, four days into the first lockdown, wasn’t exactly ideal. Whilst I waited…
‘You’ve got to laugh…’
So, this cancer lark is a bit of a thing, isn’t it?
I had been minding my own business for fifty…