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Prostate cancer

Hi,New to this group my fiance has terminal prostate cancer with bone metastasisfrom head to toe. He is only 48. I had to quit work and become his carer. We live in a rural area and I am feeling quiet alone and isolated. We dont get visitors and our old friends don...Read More

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Husband with prostate cancer, severe depression and anxiety

Hi all, I'm hoping for assume advice. My husband has recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer but was already suffering from severe depression and anxiety. He is saying no to having his depression meds reviewed (they don't seem to be working), counselling a...Read More

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My mum has pancreatic cancer

Hi everyone, my mum has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and liver cancer about 6 weeks ago (which doctors say its spread to her abdomen aswell) and was given 6 months without treatment and up to 12 months with treatment. she is 76 yrs old so isn't looking to...Read More

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Both parents diagnosed

Hi guys, I just signed up to this group. I am having trouble coping with life lately.. My Mum was diagnosed way back in 2008 with Breast cancer. She had radiation but no chemo. My Father was diagnosed on 8th May this year with Multiple Myeloma, he was in so much ...Read More

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Daughter just diagnosed with TNBC

Hi all, Our 37 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with TNBC. We are waiting on the PETSC to see the extent of it, but for now it appears to be a single 5mm tumour in her right breast. Lymph does not appear to be affected. Chemo should start next week and the...Read More

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Not sick but terminal

My mum is terminal. Days to weeks but she feels fine and normal. She Says its surreal. How do I? Cope? Stop crying? Prepare? Stay strong? Organise affairs? Accept? 2 year journey happened so fast. Finding it so hard , I feel alone, her mum is not coping and my fat...Read More

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Dad's treatment not effective

Hey CC community, first time posting here, so thanks in advance for taking the time to read.I’ve just learned that my dad’s treatment for his liver cancer is no longer working. The first doctor told him he had about 12 months left, really bluntly and rudely, and it...Read More

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Dad has Liver Cancer

Hi everyone, I've just joined this community in hopes that I can get some support and hopefully support others. I found out a few days ago that my Dad has Liver Cancer. It can't be operated on. The Dr has told him he has 2 to 5 years. I don't have much more inform...Read More

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Third time unlucky

Hi everyone, wish I had done this earlier, my husband has been going through cancer for nearly 7 years, back in 2019 he was diagnosed with oesophagus cancer, so went through treatment and a large operation where they took out his oesophagus and most of his stomach,...Read More

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My husband is coping better with his cancer than I am.

Twelve months ago, my husband had a PSA test and his levels had increased by 6x in a year. Subsequent scans and tests showed a highly aggressive cancer with an extensive spread from the prostate through his bones in the hips, pelvis and spine. There were no symptom...Read More

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