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Please will you send a little prayer for my friend Pauline who went in to hospital today and tomorrow morning will have a mastectomy for breast cancer, she is a lovely person and I am privileged to call her my friend. Thanks Pam UPDATE, thanks for all your wonderful messages I will be passing them on to Pauline when I go and see her tomorrow, I have been told by her daughter that she had a few rough moments this morning but apart from that she is coming on well. Will update again tomorrow, thanks you wonderful people PamXXX

Love and good thoughts to Pauline................ love Barbara..xx

you have my thoughts and prayers..... i do hope they have caught the ba&&ard disease in time!! xx

Prayers and best wishes, Denise

from a fellow Taff - prayers and thoughts for your dear friend. Friend of mine also having surgery tomorrow for colon cancer. May they both know a healing hand on them for good. Dorothy

im sorry to hear your friend has breast cancer, my mother was also diagnosed last year, she had a successful operation and is well on the mend... sending lots of positive thoughts to you Pauline.... Libby xxxx

God bless Pauline but there is good hope. My Mum had masectomy 6 years ago at the age of 75 she is still well and strong and batting on at 81 Davexx

hiya pam, tons of ((((((((((((((((((( hugs))))))))))))))))))))) for you both x

Thinking of your friend. Anna x

My thoughts are with you and your friend....hope it all comes out alright in the end.....

Loving and positive thoughts for you friend. Mau XX

Lots of positive thoughts for your friend Pauline, and hope all goes well for her in the future. Liz

Sorry to hear this. My thoughts and prayers with your friend and yourself. xxx

My thought and prayers with Pauline. Gem xx

Pam, I know there are lots of different types of breast cancer and treatments. There are also many different stages of the disease. I was going to PM you but there is nothing I would say that I don't feel I can say here. I was Dx with BC over four years ago. I went in to have a lumpectomy done and found out that the lump had doubled in size over a two week period and I ended up having a mastectomy. It's a whirlwind of a situation, there are so many hospital visits, possible chemo treatment and radiotherapy. Some - not all - chemo brings hair loss and that's just another trauma to deal with along with the nausea etc. I could offer so much advice but each person's situation is soooo different. As a firend, be there for her - which I am sure you would, the very fact that you have posted on here proves how much of a friend you are. If she has to have chemo, call her up ask her how she is feeling on a regular basis. So much I couold tell you but I am sure that instinctively you will do it. I had a very good friend who made note on her calendar when my chemo sessions were and she rang me the previous evening and after the chemo to see how I was. It's little things like that which help you get through it all. Good family and friends suppport. I strongly recommend having a look at the diff forums on breastcancercare(.)org(.)uk (the pink ribbon charity) too. Encourage your friend to be honest when she is asked how she is feeling too - people know then exactly what they need to know (those that really care). Feel free to PM me yourself if you want to chat because I could go on forever. I am at the finishing line now - I have had reconstruction, hair has grown back although I do tend to keep it short now and I can almost put the whole situation behind me. I saw my situation as getting on a roundabout and having to go round and through all the diff stages picking up support on the way and coming through it til the roundabout stopped and I could get off and look back at the journey and know I have got through it. Hope this helps and isn't too long winded. Take care and best wishes to your friend - there are far too many of us for sure. {{{{{{{{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Lyn x

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positive thoyughts and prayers are on their way. tina x

Sending positive thoughts & prayers for Pauline Julie x

Pam, thinking of Pauline, sending lots of positive thoughts for her. Chris

Pam, I shall be thinking of your friend Pauline today, and sending Good Wishes for a speady recovery from her surgery and treatments. Jenny xx