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So the last post I made was about my mum’s suspected cancer diagnosis - we now have the confirmation that she does have cancer in one of her lungs, but thankfully the mass is a manageable size and her numbers are low. That’s on the better side of results for that. We are now just waiting to hear from consultants how they wish to go about checking what was picked up on her hip/pelvis, as well as results for other tests, to see if that is also cancer to put a treatment plan in place. Overall, it’s a shitty thing to happen, but other than the cough she has from her COPD she’s in good health and spirits right now.

We were informed yesterday, however, that my Nan’s cancer in her lungs is back, and has also now spread to her lymph nodes. So now we’re at the beginning of further tests and waiting with her on that front. My mum has joked that now mother and daughter can fight through this together and somehow make a competition out of it. Her way of coping, I think.

And because that wasn’t bad enough; my dad fell off a roof onto some scaffolding on Tuesday and really hurt his back and shoulder. He is now waiting to hear from having his x-rays looked at further to whether he’s chipped his spine and shoulder blade, or it is only bad tissue damage to the area. He, understandably, is very sore right now.

Nephew number 1 was quickly taken to hospital yesterday because whilst at school another child swung a bag containing a laptop at his head, and now he has a pretty sizeable cut on the back of his head that he had glued and a decent concussion.

Nephew number 2 (his brother) hurt his knee a few weeks ago, being a typical 10-year-old and jumping off a swing. He did some damage to ligaments and tendons so is on crutches. Then, whilst at school about a week later, unknowingly placed a crutch on a stone and fell again, this time cracking his kneecap. He’s been really suffering with it since and further scans have shown that he now has a fair amount of blood pooling in his knee which’ll have to be drained. This is all happening to a moderately autistic boy too, you can imagine what a nightmare it’s been.

My mum has COPD and because of that has her chest checked regularly. Something has been spotted on her lung so she’s had to have loads of further tests to see if she has lung cancer. She’s got an appointment tomorrow to discuss the results of her PET scan and biopsy.

Fingers crossed for manageable results please! If it is cancer we just hope it’s the same type my nan, her mum, has that can be treated with injections.