26-09-2025, 07:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 26-09-2025, 07:21 AM by kiwimade64.)
morning ladies
My heart has been breaking into pieces over the last two weeks. MrK and I were called in to see our doctor 12 days ago, the receptionist said it has to be 'today'. We already had an idea of what was going on anyway but our doctor very kindly, and gently, told us MrK's melanoma is back, and it is across his chest with a tumor in each lung. With our son overseas, we couldn't bear the idea he would hear this news while away so waited for him to return to Perth before we made the news public. We did tell our daughter and MrK's sisters but swore them to secrecy with NO online posting until our son was told. There is a 6 - 8 week wait for a biopsy so our doctor (OMG she is sooo good!) made a few calls and was able to remove a melanoma that had appeared on MrK's arm and send it off for testing two days ago. Once the results come back, we will know if keytruda and/or chemo is an option or if there is nothing that can be done. Our family is devastated, especially our son and daughter. Our daughter (I am so proud of her) has stepped up and has taken over 'what we are going to do now mum & dad'. Melanoma is aggressive and you can see daily changes already. The biopsy results will take a week and already it feels like a year. The hardest part was not being able to hug our son as he was in tears over the phone. You don't realise how far 5000km is until something like this happens. I'm crying at the drop of a hat, but MrK is being so brave accepting whatever happens. I'm glad I'm finally able to tell you, the last 12 days has been awful for both of us having to bottle it up. If anything, the last 12 days has taught us we cannot do this on our own and we need our whanau and friends. Today I will be contacting friends who are not on social media to tell them the news. Oh, and this means no hip surgery for MrK which reallllly pi**es him off!
Not the happiest of posts to start the day, I'm sorry about that.
My heart has been breaking into pieces over the last two weeks. MrK and I were called in to see our doctor 12 days ago, the receptionist said it has to be 'today'. We already had an idea of what was going on anyway but our doctor very kindly, and gently, told us MrK's melanoma is back, and it is across his chest with a tumor in each lung. With our son overseas, we couldn't bear the idea he would hear this news while away so waited for him to return to Perth before we made the news public. We did tell our daughter and MrK's sisters but swore them to secrecy with NO online posting until our son was told. There is a 6 - 8 week wait for a biopsy so our doctor (OMG she is sooo good!) made a few calls and was able to remove a melanoma that had appeared on MrK's arm and send it off for testing two days ago. Once the results come back, we will know if keytruda and/or chemo is an option or if there is nothing that can be done. Our family is devastated, especially our son and daughter. Our daughter (I am so proud of her) has stepped up and has taken over 'what we are going to do now mum & dad'. Melanoma is aggressive and you can see daily changes already. The biopsy results will take a week and already it feels like a year. The hardest part was not being able to hug our son as he was in tears over the phone. You don't realise how far 5000km is until something like this happens. I'm crying at the drop of a hat, but MrK is being so brave accepting whatever happens. I'm glad I'm finally able to tell you, the last 12 days has been awful for both of us having to bottle it up. If anything, the last 12 days has taught us we cannot do this on our own and we need our whanau and friends. Today I will be contacting friends who are not on social media to tell them the news. Oh, and this means no hip surgery for MrK which reallllly pi**es him off!
Not the happiest of posts to start the day, I'm sorry about that.
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