So, my girlfriend of 17 years and mother of my 2 young children got the all clear today.
The last 9 months have been intolerable.
I have cried more today than I ever have in blessed relief.
She just carries on; I’m the weak crying one in this relationship.
Just writing this down and breathing.
The Docs said it was a cancer that would never go away.
Today they say it’s all totally gone.
Crying as I’m writing this but I don’t care.
Just this fangled dangled way of getting it off my chest.

Fantastic news 🙂

Wow wonderful news Mark! Really really great.

That is well worth having a good cry over. Your mission now is to live life like you stole it.

Brilliant news !!

Amazing, your GF sounds like one incredible woman. Thanks for sharing this.

That’s brilliant.

That’s got me smiling at the start of the day. Great news!

Fantastic news!
As someone who has been through it twice before and has just been diagnosed with cancer for a third time, just be aware that being given the all clear can be a really tough time when a lot of emotions come out. It was like that for me.

Thank you for sharing that. It’s made my day a little easier to get started!

Glad I opened this, great news, so happy for you.

Loveofminkys big hug for you

What a great thing to read first thing of a morning. Really chuffed for you and your family 😀

Yay for Ms D. And to echo MuppetWrangler Carpe Diem!

Congratulations to you both.

Cancer is a bit of a shit and anyone who beats it is very lucky indeed. Take a little time and let your emotions flow out and then crack out the bubbly when you are both ready.

Mark thanks for sharing thats brilliant. I have 2 friends with a similar diagnosis and i would love to be able to write a similar post next year.

Congrats – good news for the last (official) day of winter

This is a very, very happy post! Congrats to all of you.

Great to hear a positive story about cancer. Keep on fighting.

Cosmic 🙂

You are certainly not the weak one for crying, i think its a very healthy thing to be able to do!

Fantastic news fella! 🙂

Crying is the body’s way of releasing stress, absolutely no shame in doing it on hearing that kind of news 😀

Awesome news.

Fantastic! What a great thing to read first ting!

glad i looked at this. Happy for you chap.

You are a far far far way away from being week.

Good work chap. Now treat yourselves to something 🙂

fantastic news, just what I needed to hear 🙂

Wonderful news, you’re allowed to cry 🙂

Thanks for all the positive helpful reactions.
Helped immensely.

Excellent news!

Peter Griffin celebrates with you.

All gone tits up.
Another scan shows it’s back now in lymph nodes.
Docs suggest we have a good summer then get stuck in again with treatment.

Will treat but not get rid.
Forgive my clumsy language.
God is a ****.
She has done nothing wrong.
Doesn’t drink/ never smoked.
God is going to take the mother of my two children away.
Suddenly it’s all become very real.
I understand nobody needs to know my problems but it’s nice to write it down.
We have just cuddled for the last 2 days without talking about it.
My little 6 year old will have to be told almost immediately when the treatment starts as this time hair loss will be apparent.
My 1 year old boy, ****, I don’t know. Hopefully he will see his mummy and remember.
The good positive is that we have time to say goodbye.
This is all really shit.
Just sounding it out.
Haven’t even told mum yet.

Hello Mark,

Fancy a chat tomorrow? I’ve some experience with what you’re going through, and would be more than happy to lend an ear.

PM me your number and a convenient time if so, and we’ll go from there. It isn’t the end, rather the start of a very important journey for you all which will galvanise everything.

All the best,

Bullheart

Appreciate that mate.

Really sorry to hear this mark. Anything I say will just seem trivial. I’m thinking of you and your family and my heart goes out to you all. I’d start filming everything no matter how trivial. A record for the kids. Love to you all

Hey, Mark.

I don’t usually post on these threads, but try not to get too bogged down in the fairness thing as it’ll just tear you apart. Let’s just say I speak from some experience.

Speaking to Bullheart, as he’ll have some apposite advice, is a good start in what is going to happen next.

One thing I would suggest is while you’re enjoying your summer (yeah I know), record stuff. Make videos with your missus and the kids. Audio recordings etc.

Good luck.

Hi Mark, that’s truly appalling news and I can’t begin to imagine what you are going through. I don’t know where you are based but if you need anything myself and plenty on here will help you out, don’t be afraid to ask, concentrate on the important stuff. Keep strong fella.

Shit news sending my best wishes to you and your girlfriend, big hugs.

#fuckcancer

I don’t have anything more constructive than, Good Luck ! Sorry.

That is shit, I lost my dad in April after a short but difficult fight. Make the most of now – you don’t have to be superhuman – there will be people you can ask for help. Friends, family and charities. One of the few positives to the situation is realising how much the people in your life and complete strangers will step up to help.

Talk to your doctors and nurses – you aren’t the first and sadly you won’t be the last familly to go through this – they are a gold mine of advice and help.

Good luck.

Sorry to hear , all the very best of luck

I’m sorry to hear that. Virtual hugs to you, and take up bullhearts offer.