Rhabdomyosarcoma

Hi Zoe

Thanks for posting on here. Its good when we hear of folk who have survived albeit losing something else on the way.

But you are certainly a survivor and sound like your life will be good no matter what.

I wish you all the luck in the future

Lesley xx

You are such a brave person, and must have been through so many painful struggles. I'm so happy that you have found love. It's great that your partner acknowledges that children aren't everything, although I know you must get sick of people glibly telling you that. You are a real survivor, and I wish you the best of luck with your VERY LONG AND HAPPY life. xxxx Penny

Thanks for the kind words. I feel very lucky to have made it to being 24 without any real drawbacks and no remission - i know that some ppl are not that lucky, and my heart and my thoughts are with them!!

Unforuntaly me and my partner have now split up but that was a joint decision!!

Again thanks for the kinds words! xxxx

Lovely to hear from you that you are well, but of course sad news about the parting of the ways. I hope that Cupid shoots another dart for you soon, and in the meantime, that you are getting out and doing exciting things. You really are an absolutely amazingly determined person, and I send you my very best wishes. xxxx Penny

What an amazing story of survivorship! Well, well done for getting through so MUCH that most people your age haven't even begun to think of!

When it comes to children, although I hesitate to say anything without knowing your full gynae history, if the surgery happened to leave your ovaries intact, would there be any chance of a surrogate mother carrying a child for you??

Alternatively - and, again, I'm hesitant to say this (though I do so, if it makes what I say any less 'tactless'!, from a position of someone who only was able to have a child through the 'miracle of medicine' - so I do know the heartache of fearing that one may never have a child) - there are just so tragically many children who, for one reason or another, need loving homes. And a woman like you, who has survived so much, at such a young age, would surely be someone any child would be proud to call mother - whether by birth, or by adoption/fostering.

Yours is an inspiring story, and thank you for sharing it.

Best wishes, Julie

I just want to say thank you so much for your kind words.

Also I have been informed that IVF/Surrogacy is an option for me, i have looked deep into it and of course it makes me very interested to see if it will work for me.

In regards to the other option, I have also been thinking about adopting as i know that there are children who need a loving home, and to feel like they have a stable family around them and even if IVF was to work and i was able to, maybe one day, have a child of my own i know that i would still open my arms and welcome a child through adoption or fostering...

Again thank you for the kind words of support. Im living my life as i want and thankfully have had no more real health worries although due to the treatment i may have some problems later in life, but whatever is thrown at me i will fight it!

Best wishes..

Zoe xx

Hi, I think you're a wonderful person and you deserve all the best
Best wishes and good luck,
Ada