We have been through a lot when my husband was ill… It has been 8 years ago and we are still recovering from this. I never thought it was going to be such a long process. It was tough for us as we did not have any family to support us. I felt torn apart between supporting my husband whilst he was having his chemo and bringing up our two boys. Luckily we had some friends who helped us. I wish I could use a similar form of support then, It would be ideal for me as I could not go anywhere when my husband was in hospital for 6 months.

Hi, I am an administrator of this website. I have been diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma in October 2000, just before my 5th wedding anniversary. My boys were 3 and 1-year-old. At that time I was a 3rd year student nurse at University of Surrey on a community placement.
I had my treatment at The University College of London Hospital. I spent nearly 6 months in a hospital having my chemotherapy, with short breaks at home when I was waiting for my blood count to recover between the chemo courses.

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