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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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hey all , my dad has NK/T cell non Hodgkin’s lymphoma , diagnosed a few months back . the last three years my dad has been in and out of hospital . i was only 13, he has a nerve type thing but now three years later we realised it was the cancer , he was unable to w...Read More
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My partner who is only 46 has just been diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma, we started treatment on Wednesday, he will be undergoing 3 rounds of immunotherapy at 3 week intervals. Then have scans to see if he is responding to the treatment, then we go onto 4 week r...Read More
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Hi this is my first time posting on a forum. My dad was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in late October 2021 which had spread to his liver and near by lymph nodes. He hasn’t had a good start with chemo he only had one dose and than his liver function wasn’t good en...Read More
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My thoughts are very scrambled! My friend was diagnosed 3 yrs ago with stage 4 Breast Ca.4 days ago they told her there are no further treatments. Hospital has restricted visitors due to Covid! (I’m angry, inhumane -have we lost empathy during Covid?)She is in good...Read More
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Hi my husband has been diagnosed with pancratic cancer and given 3 months. My daughter has few friends and nerds an online community to talk to any suggestions - bless you all Annie
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My family and I have just found out that our mum has pantreatic cancer that has spread to the liver she is currently in hospital she had a stent put in to help with the jaundice then tackling the next part her cancer. When she gets out she will be organising her re...Read More
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I am in desperate need of support from someone who has been or is going through nearly the same experience. September 2021- My father was diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma.He had surgery a week later and they removed 95% percent. We got a prognosis of 12-18 mon...Read More
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Hello Everyone, I am in desperate need of support from someone who has been or is going through nearly the same experience. September 2021- My father was diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma.He had surgery a week later and they removed 95% percent. We got a progno...Read More
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Hello to whoever finds the time to read this.I'm posting here, looking perhaps for some guidance or advice.My wife's ovarian cancer has recurred after a 4 year remission. It spread to her omentum and she's just had surgery and will soon commence chemotherapy.I'm te...Read More
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HI everyone,im new around here but unfortunetly in our lives, cancer is not. Hubby got diagnosed CML in 2014, lost his cousin to AML in 2019, I lost my uncle to brain cancer in 2019 and I got diagnosed with a Neuroendicrine tumour of the appendix in 2019 as well. I...Read More
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