Thank you so much Chrissie for your kind words. It's deeply touching and I wanted to thank you too for everything you do on the forum, the comforting words you give to so many. 

Have a wonderful Christmas too with your loved ones and I am so sad that this year it will be without a very special loved one. My thoughts are also with those who have lost a loved one. 

Big Christmas hugs to you Chriss and to everyone who makes our lovely Cancer Chat community. 

Lucie

Hello Chrissie

Just wanted to post a reply to wish you and all the members here on Cancer Chat a peaceful Christmas. 

Undoubtedly this is a difficult time for many people but I hope everyone manages to find a moment of peace and joy over the next few days. 

Sending my best wishes, 
Jenn
Cancer Chat moderator 

Hi Chrissie, my first Christmas without Norman, it's not the same, I feel lost even though with family around.  A Carol service, then mulled wine and mince pies, watching smiling faces and smiling myself but it's all pretend.  So happy Christmas to those struggling, we will cope, we will do our best but deep down we know it's never going to be the same.  Many thanks to all on here and those supporting us.  Love Carol x 

Merry Xmas chrissie and big hugs to you. 

I'm just out of treatment and lost my best friend suddenly on dec 8th so trying hard to stay positive and remember all the good things xx

I have no words to make it better but send hugs to help you keep on going xx

Thank you all for replys ... hope your family are well Lucie, I bet little ones are growing fast ..

Big hug to you all .. and yes Carol, I think of you a lot .. you've helped so many on here, while having your own difficult journey... 

Xmas is never quite the same, and if like my family the day was filled with memories of Xmas passed .. a few tears .. but we had laughter too ... so those up there could look down and be proud ... I'm sure your hubby would be so proud of you Carol... 

Loublu  hold on in there hunny ... we do find a new normal but we never stop missing them ...

Thanks jenn... lovely to see you all here as I don't get on as much lately .. 

Well I'm in my 5th year now post masectomy ... so hold on all those newly diagnosed ... treatment has come a long way ... thank you all ... xxxx

Thanks for the lovely words and here's hoping for a better year ahead. Xx

Hi All,

As usual, Chrissie has spoken from the heart and expressed things so beautifully. I fully agree with all that she has said.

Our moderators, nurses, technicians and all the unsung heroes, who provide this lifeline for all of us, get so little thanks throughout the year and certainly deserve some, for all they do for us. – we really would be lost without them!

Any cancer diagnosis is always difficult to cope with. The last few years seem to have made this more trying than ever, especially with not being able to visit loved ones in care homes and hospitals – so many of us have suffered losses under these circumstances, yet life carries on. Any anniversaries evoke sad memories of those no longer with us, but, as you have said, there are also memories of happier times.

I sincerely hope that those of us remembering friends and loved ones, absent from our company on Christmas Day, were able to evoke some comfort, by recalling some of these happier situations, which involved love and light and laughter.

Lastly, there are those of us who rely on this forum - those waiting for a diagnosis, the newly diagnosed, those undergoing treatment and those of us who are hanging on in there. There are also all our family and friends, some who are in the process of losing loved ones. None of you are forgotten and whatever our outcomes, I sincerely hope that all of those mentioned and all that I have inadvertently omitted to mention, have felt the true meaning of Christmas this year.

Many of us have made some great friends and have had fantastic support from this site - even though it is one that we never wished to join. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the friendship and support that we have given and continue to give to one another.

We are a brave bunch, with big hearts and a true fighting spirit!

I sincerely wish you all Peace and Joy and All that you Wish for Yourselves in 2023.

With Love,

Joloamine xx