Hi Dan, I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. It must be devastating. I have three lovely siblings who have been such a support as I've attended appointments and treatment. The practical help of lifts to appointments, meals being cooked and childcare have really eased day-to-day worries, allowing me to focus on treatment. But also just the occasional WhatsApp message checking how I am has helped, knowing that you have people around to support you. 

I hope your sister responds well to treatment and send you and your family very best wishes. 

Hi Dan

Im sorry to hear about your sister.

Im 35yo and been diagnosed with breast cancer and mets in my liver and lungs in May 2021. I too have 3young children youngest is only 2.5yo. I have responded very well to chemo and now being on maintenance treatement for life. I know initial diagnosis is hard but once your sister has treatement plan it will get easier. When i 1st found out its spread i though i will be dead in 6months but as the time went on i learned to live with it and carry on as normal as possible. Im having 3monthly scans and the most recent one shows my liver and lungs complately clear and i hope it stays that way for a very long times. Theres sooo many of us living for decades and longer. Theres so many new treatements out there and more to come. I wish your sister and all of your family the best. I promise it will get easier.

K

Firstly can I just say how happy I am to hear that things are looking up for you. Being in a position myself where it is all very real (never really hits you when you see it on the TV or hear from a friend of a friend), everything is amplified and any bit of hope is means everything.

im desperate to try and help my sister solve the puzzle of how to fight this and be with us for as long as possible. I've been looking into dendritic cell therapy and other non-NHS treatments she can do along side her NHS treatment. Time is everything now.

thank you so much, you have given me hope.

dan

Thank you so much for your message, I am hoping that the next steps of her treatment, although I know won't cure her, will keep her on this earth with us for as long as possible. I wish you all the best in your continued treatment and hope you stay happy and healthy for as long as possible  ️