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Hi BLF HU's

I have not been on of late as I have had my eldest son rushed into hospital with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. He had a blood test week last Tuesday as he was very tired. by 16:00 he was called and told to go to A&E were after more tests it was confirmed by 20:00. Both my parents have died though leukaemia?

He was blued and 2'd to another specialist hospital the next day and has now had a bone marrow test and a central line installed. His brother has already been tested for matching (25% chance).

He is now in his second week of chemo and all that goes with it. I have a sore throat and sticky chest so am not able to enter the room :(

My own health is not playing as well my INR is 5.6 and last night I dropped to 79 O2 but after forced expansion got to my near normal. I have not added my usual comments as I do not have my head in a good place at the moment. PMA

Be well

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Oh my god im so sorry to hear that......please let us know how your all doing x

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Take care off cut thinking of you

Dorothy

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Keep you chin up and stay strong

So sad .

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Chin's up ;)

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Oh offcut I'm devastated to hear your news. Tell your son at Chemo a few weeks ago I had a long chat to a man in his early thirties with two small children, one only five months old who is fighting Leukaemia. He is having chemo now them stem cell. He was very upbeat and cheery. Chemo is very tiring and weakening, I know. Please give him my best wishes and tell him to stay strong and positive.

Take care of yourself too.

Love and best wishes to you and all your family.

Suzyxxx

PS pop in when you can and keep us updated.

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I will be thinking of you offcut. Troubles never come singly. My best wishes for everything X

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Stay strong, you and your Sons are in my thoughts, best wishes and prayers. Get plenty of fluids down and eat well plenty of fruit and veg! Keep us updated Offcut and Be Well !😃

huff xxx

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Plenty of fluids but I am not so sure we are eating healthy?

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My heart goes out to you, I hope all goes well, thinking of you all.

Take care

Gwyneth xx

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I am so sorry to hear about your son. Please keep us updated on his progress.

Take care

Malinka

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Time is now my enemy

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Oh Offcut what terrible news. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Best wishes to you allxxx

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OMG Offcut I am so sorry to hear about you Son - such a shock and worry for you and your family. Sorry too your own health is not so good - anxiety makes it much worse.

I am wishing the very best for your Son. Stay strong and as a family you will all get through this.

With love

cx

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We are all pulling together with the odd frayed edge showing.

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Sorry to hear this offcut, wish you and your son well, stay positive.

xx

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Almost always ;)

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Sorry to hear the news about your son offcut, I've always said I'm glad it was me that fell ill in the family and not my nearest and dearest. I think I would find it harder to cope with it all if it had been a close family member rather than myself.

There are tough times ahead but there's every chance he will make a good recovery.

Tony

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Thank you. Yes a rocky road ahead but I am keeping the PMA

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My heart goes out to your son, you and your family Offcut.

I hope this good luck story will help - my daughters best friend was diagnosed with aplastic (wrong spelling) leukaemia at 9. I realise It's not the same but she had 25% chance of survival even with the bone marrow transplant she later had.

They were told she would never have a child if she did survive. Joanna not only survived she went on to have her own little family - this was over 25 years ago and medicine has moved on leaps and bounds since then.

I Will be thinking of you with love.

Penelope

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Thank you, it is good news like that that helps us all

Oh Offcut I am so sorry. How awful for you but especially for your poor son. The treatment for leukaemia has come on in leaps and bounds since your parents day so there is a lot more hope for him. Wishing you and all the family the best and am thinking of you all. Take care. xx

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So true but it was such a shock when it all came to light. My son saw the way it attacked my mother last year which has not helped his thoughts but they are doing all they can to help physically and mentally

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Oh dear, Offcut, how awful for you and your family I know it sounds like a platitude, but he is in the best place. It's a shame that you can't see him, but an infection is the last thing he wants. You need to make sure you look after yourself as well, as you are going to need a lot of mental, and physical, strength to get through this.

Sending my thoughts, hopes and prayers for you,

Christine. XXX

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Thank you so much.

Sending you and your son strength and healing thoughts Offcut. A friend of mine has a teenage daughter who has this, and been having treatment for it for two years. She is doing very well, so hoping your son will respond well to treatment. xx

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They cannot commit as yet but they are happy with the way it going so far.

I am so sorry Offcut such a shock for all your family. I will be thinking of you all and sending every good wish. Xris x

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I'm so sorry for what you and you family are going through Offcut. Please take care of yourself and as others have said, treatments of these cancers are getting better by the day.

I will say a prayer for your son and for strength for you all xxx

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The odds are in his favour as he is young and was fit. But always our baby.

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Soooo sorry Offcut. Sending many good wishes to your son, you and your family. Try and take very good care of yourself during this emotional time. Let us know how things go. Lots of thoughts and prayers winging their way to you.

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Thank you. I will be back I am sure with many tails of the trips to hospital.

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Thank you. PMA is the only way forward.

How absolutely terrifying - I am so so sad to read this. Sending you and your family and especially your son every good wish and lots of love for a speedy recovery. Take good care of yourself xxx

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Hi Offcut,

I am so deeply sorry to hear of your sons diagnosis, and I know how terrifying it must be for you all.

As others have said, treatment for this has come on leaps and bounds in recent years,, especially with bone marrow transplants and better medication, so try and stay as positive as you can, and know that your son is getting good and speedy treatment.

My heart goes out to you and your family.

You are in my thoughts,

lots of extra special warm hugs

Huggs xxxxx ((((((((((Offcut)))))))))))

ps I meant to say that I hope you feel much better soon too, and can visit your son. xx

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I think a lot is stress with all what is going on. The more we are told the better we all are as there is a good chance, but it could be a long haul but as long as he gets well at the end that does not matter so much.

Thank you for the hugs I feel very lonely in a crowded place at the moment.

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HI Offcut,

Of course you and your family are completely stressed out by this, who wouldn't be? You have each other to lean on and all rally around each other. It must be so difficult, but it sounds as if everything is going according to plan just now, but I do understand it is the waiting game that is hard to play. I know it is a cliché but he is in the best place just now, and is being well looked after. Often the hospital will have some form of a support team for both patient and family, or can put you in touch with people going through similar experiences, so that is maybe something you could think about.

If you can feel better physically, then that will help you emotionally too, and give you a boost.

Take all the help you can get, and although you may feel it, you are never alone, but I know what you mean.

Take special care, and we are all rooting for you and your son.

Extra special hugs,

Huggs xxxx

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Sorry to hear your distressing news , my thoughts and wishes go out to you and your family. Take care. Tina xx

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Thinking of you & wishing you & all your family well for the future. Hope everything turns out well for your son, praying for you all 💐

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Hi Offcut I'm really sorry to hear about your son, that's very tough. I will

Keep you all in my thoughts, and please look after yourself too.

Hannah

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Thank you. I am just having another glitch!

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So sorry for you all. Take care, will be thinking of you xx

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So sorry to hear your news Offcut and I do sincerely wish your son well with his treatment. Poor man. I hope your other son will be fine. Take your time to get well and get your head around everything.

Wishing you and your family well.

Carole xx

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It has affected his brother more than we thought at first but he is being strong in front of him and talking at the same old banter to him which brightens the eldest up.

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What terrible news for you and the family, will be thinking of you all ,X

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I'm so sorry to hear of all your bad news. I hope things turn out for the best and I send my heartfelt wishes to you and your family.

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So sorry to hear this, you must be really out of sorts. Hope everything works out well for you both. Take care

jan x

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Offcut, Just hope your son responds well to the chemo and that you are feeling better soon so you can be with him in his room. Thinking about you both Kaye x

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Me too. He must be getting stir crazy in the little room he is in. thank you for your comments.

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Oh off cut, what a rotten time for your family, I could say about all sorts of people who have overcome and lived on from very serious illness, but you just don't want your boy to be poorly. I'll keep you and your family in thought and prayer, take really good care of you xxx

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Thank you

thinking of you and your family, Sally xx

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Hi offcuts so sorry to hear about you lad and ya trobles

Wishing you both well also there is a CLL communty on healthUnlocked that is very good and informed.

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When I have time and the head to do it I will have a look, thanks.

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So sorry to hear this. Sending healing thoughts to you and yours.

X

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I just discovered this post Offcut. I am sorry to hear that your health is not so good. I am devastated by the news of your Eldest Son. I cannot begin to imagine how hard this is. I will be thinking of you and your son's and pray that the hospital get on top of things quickly. Kindest regards , Rib

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It does seem to be moving forward so only thinking good thoughts.

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Great to hear it. Will continue sending positive energy for you all.

Hi offcut, sorry to hear your going through a difficult time. Thinking of you and your family. Big hugs :)

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Hi offset,just seen this,as having so much trouble getting on to the forum of late.

My heart goes out to you,& all the family,what an awful time for you all.

Sending positive thoughts your way,with prayers & love,

Wen xxx

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PMA is the only way forward.

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Oh dear me! My thoughts are with you.

Love and hugs

Sian

Xoxoxoxo

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Sending all of you healing-hugs, take care, lynda xx

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Hi Offcut as I said in my PM to you look after yourself its important you are well as your son will need lots off support.

I will be thinking about you and your family don't forget we are always hear take care

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Thanks! With all the stress and so on it does not help when you are feeling 100% at the same time

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Thoughts and prayers for your son, yourself and all your family at this time, Offcut.

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Thank you.

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Sorry to hear things are not so good for you at present Offcut, but you have my best wishes that things improve very soon. Thank you for letting us all know , hope your sons treatment is a success. These traumas in our life do bring us down take care and come back when you feel ready ,you are missed. xx

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Thank you I am sure I will be back with many stories of this and my own trials and tribulations

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Ok offcut, will share a wonderful story, my friends brother developed leukaemia at the age of 19, prognoses not good, told he won't be able to have children after the treatment, he's now 60 and a grandfather ! His family were/ are into healthy living and he decided garlic is natures blood cleanser, so he ate heaps of garlic, raw , for an age, consequently people would only meet up with him away from his home ! Even now his sister, when she smells intense garlic it will transport her back to this very difficult time for the family, I beleive Julie waters daughter recovered well and lives on after leukaemia, there's always hope xxxx

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They have said that treatment is improving all of the time

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Oh dear Offcut, I am so sorry to hear your about your son, my sister had AML five years ago, it was a six month haul but.she is fine now. Medicine is a marvellous thing. Don't forget to look after yourself as well. Take care xx

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It is going in the right direction but we are at the no one knows until after the first lot of treatment stage?

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I just now saw your post, Offcut. How terrible for you and your family. As everyone has said before me , medicine

has improved over the years. I didn't know leukemia was hereditary. My thoughts are with you. Take care of yourself and think positive. Hope to hear some good updates soon. Lots of good vibrations coming your way.

Rubyxx

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I have been told all along that it does not run in families. But my son's consultant has asked for our family history as even he thinks it is a strange coincidence

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Hi offcuts was reading stuff given my own blood cells and even tho they say that about it you can inherit immunity issues blood disorders some can have it for years not knowing till it because active

Like others have said truly am sorry am glad treatments going well he dose have age on is side

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After a week without Internet communication I find your post. You must be devastated but leaps and bounds with the treatment now. So everything crossed for your son. As for you sit back and think good thoughts and get rid of bad bugs. You will feel much better when you can see him and then the pasted on smile will become real. We all know it is easier to be the one with it as opposed to the worriers. Take care

Love Dozy ☺ 🐀 xx

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We can see that they are doing all they can and it is a treatable condition. But he is still our 6'2" baby.

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My first thought on reading your reply was ouch, your poor wife. My apologies for the flippancy but that's my way of dealing with things. Take care

Dozy ☺ 🐀 xx

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:)

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O'h bless him i cant imagine what the poor lad is going through being on the receiving end to this dreadful illness.

I wish him a very good recovery.

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Thank you

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What devastating news for you and your family. I do hope a matching bone marrow donor can be found soon.

It is worse for you and your family seeing him suffer. Your boy is young and strong, the illness and the chemo will lay him low for a time.

Sending you Healing prayers and much love.

Azure sky :)

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He now has a rash and another temperature but everything is as planned.

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Oh dear I do hope he is making progress and that the chemo side effects are not too awful for him.

Thinking of you and your family.

Love

Azure

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Sorry to hear you are having such an awful time, but you must stay strong and look after yourself so that you can get through all this ... take care and I really hope everything works out for you and your son.

Sue

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Thank you for your thoughts

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