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Coping with a loved one's cancer
How do you or did you cope with a loved one’s diagnosis? What are your needs during this difficult time? What happens when your role moves from partner or friend to carer? Find out how others cope or share your experiences.
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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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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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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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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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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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Is it possible to have someone come in and shower a family member. My cousin lives alone with her young children aged 6 and 7 and is going through chemo. She is so unwell she is unable to shower herself safely without risk of harm to herself from falling. We ar...Read More
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I have to travel overseas to support my mother in chemotherapy as she has relapsed. She had a surgery followed by chemo and radiation in 2021 for endometrial cancer and now she was only 6 months short of being cancer free when it came back. This time the doctor has...Read More
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Hi My daughter has TNBC confined to Breast only with no lymph involvement She is undergoing chemotherapy atm and has great support network myself included However lately I am struggling emotionally with lots of tears and sadnessHow do you guys cope and continue ...Read More
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Hi there. I found out last week that my mother is terminal and I have been a complete mess. I feel so selfish. I had to go home from work early yesterday because I knew I shouldn't have been there. I got home and cried so hard that it actually made me throw up. It ...Read More
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I want to start by saying I know this sounds incredibly selfish and self-centred but these are legit feelings that come up with a loved one's cancer diagnosis and I don't know how to deal with it. Quick background story for context: I finally moved away from my hom...Read More
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