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Coping with a loved one's cancer

My mum has been diagnosed with stage 4b colorectal cancer

Honestly, I feel like I've been hit by a train, it's like a nightmare I just can't seem to wake up from. My mum's been sick for years, she's suffered from debilitating OCD and anxiety disorder since 2003, anaemia for the past 10 years and for the last 2 years or so...Read More

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Palliative care doctors and nurses

Hi all, my dad has advanced prostate cancer. Two months ago, he essentially went from working, driving etc... to not being able to walk properly, slurred speech and breathless. He had already been on palliative care and the meds were working well in keeping his l...Read More

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How to cope?

My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October last year. Since he was diagnosed I have pretty much been the rock for him and my mother who are both aged in their 60. I’m 34 have the most amazing husband and 2 gorgeous children 13 and 11. I have been th...Read More

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Is it possible to get lung cancer without smoking?

I was wondering if it is possible to get lung cancer without smoking. My uncle had never smoked and never had a single drink in his entire life but recently he got diagnosed with lung cancer. everybody was in shock that how is it possible to get lung cancer and we'...Read More

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Struggling with the uncertainty of mum's cancer

Hi allMy mum was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2016, with spread to the bone marrow and the peritoneum. These past three years have been pretty up and down with chemo. Currently, my mum is still working full time, however, she has a build-up of ascites...Read More

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My dad has been diagnosed with stage four oesophagus cancer

I just feel helpless because it’s out of my control.it has now spread to his lymph-node’s And he is a alcoholic and he has Cirrhosis of the liver. I think he has given up already. I have children and so do my siblings. I feel like it’s not real

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Overwhelmed - pancreatic cancer stage 4

In October last year my husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4, it had spread to his liver when diagnosed. He started chemo in November and so far has only been able to have had 5 treatments due to being unwell, mainly due to side effects. He is 63 ...Read More

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Where to draw the line for family member's request

My sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer three years ago. She often uses her illness to get family members to do what she wants. Is this common and where do you draw the line? Her request right now has been for me to speak with an estranged family member who is ...Read More

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Absolutely freaking out

My mum has multiple myeloma, she’s been living with it for a few years now and managed to knock it down a little through chemo and a stem cell transplant. Well, it’s back now, I guess it was never really gone, but it’s definitely back and getting worse. I am so sca...Read More

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Sleep

Can anyone remember what it feels like to sleep 😩?

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