[-] Someone@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Thank you! I was absolutely devastated when the cancer first came back and we realised how little time she had left. An extra 7 months is incredible! Now I’m trying to convince her to take my hair for a wig. It will make her so much happier when she loses hers again.

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My mum’s breast cancer came back a month ago - it’s stage 4 and it’s metastasised to her bones. Her life expectancy is about 6 months without treatment. She has triple negative breast cancer which is rarer, more aggressive and significantly harder to treat than the more common hormone-responsive breast cancers.

There’s a new immunotherapy drug, pembrolizumab, which is effective on advanced triple negative breast cancer when given alongside standard chemotherapy. But it costs £3000 per treatment and she needs 18 rounds of it. Her oncologist applied for funding and got it!

After 6 months of treatment my mum should have 23 months of “progression free survival” compared to 16 months if she had chemo alone. She’s only 57 so every extra day I can have my mum in life is truly a gift. I’m so so grateful for our NHS.

[-] Someone@feddit.uk 36 points 1 year ago

Same here. Our core values are the same, but our personal interests are very different. Our personalities are quite different too, but they’re complimentary. What one of us needs, the other can provide. We’re both better together.

[-] Someone@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago

This comment was a rollercoaster! Thank god crisis is adverted!

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[-] Someone@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago

No, middle guy thought he’d corrected first guy but first guy was correct all along.

[-] Someone@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago

It’s made of balloons to match the skirt!

[-] Someone@feddit.uk 15 points 1 year ago

He’s small pox blanket guy?! Yeah they need a name change.

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[-] Someone@feddit.uk 15 points 1 year ago

Can’t you just smell the mildew?!

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[-] Someone@feddit.uk 28 points 1 year ago

I was raised catholic. Nursery, primary, high school and sixth form. Church every week. Extra lessons at the church in preparation for the sacraments. I was even an altar server for a time. I think I must have pretty lucky with the parish priest/my teachers though because I the most important thing that was drilled into us was the “golden rule” - treat others as you wish to be treated. Even as a child I knew the Old Testament stories were just that - stories. We were never ever taught that god hated anyone no matter what. We were also taught about other religions and not in “these idiots got it wrong” way. Judaism and Islam were taught as basically the same as Christianity but with a different idea of who Jesus was. I took Christian theology and philosophy A level and had a fantastic teacher. We spent hours debating the existence of god and we were never told we were wrong if we no longer believed by then. There’s a name for it I’ve forgotten now, but we compared the gospels to look for inconsistencies and examined what that meant for their validity. You were never expected just to believe for beliefs sake. I’m not catholic anymore, I have too many issues with the Church. But it’s shocking how unchristian the current brand of American fundamental/evangelical Christians are. It’s just so far from anything I was ever taught.

[-] Someone@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

That’s the way they were taught to me, but I’m starting to think I was pretty lucky with my schools/parish. There was no sex ed though so not that lucky.

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[-] Someone@feddit.uk 28 points 1 year ago

Cheap ass jewellery. Hair ties. Discount socks?

[-] Someone@feddit.uk 100 points 1 year ago

Definition of an “ig baddie” for anyone like me who didn’t know:

An Instagram Baddie can be defined as a woman who almost always looks "flawless." They're known for high follower counts, fan pages, and modernized fashion sense. Many instagram baddies are influencers, meaning clothing and makeup brands reach out to them for promotion

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[-] Someone@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Who knew you could make this room look cosy in comparison: https://feddit.uk/post/716962

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