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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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I’ve suffered anxiety all of my life, but the past month it has gotten out of control. I have seen my dr and my meds increased and am seeing a psychologist. Will I get through this? Will I be ok again? I really need hope that life will be sunny once again.
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Hi everyone. I'm looking for advice or experiences anyone has had around supporting a loved one facing the last stages of their cancer battle and their loved ones to have painful and difficult conversations. My mum was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer 9 years a...Read More
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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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My father had some sort of cancer in his face and neck probably 16/17 years ago. He still suffers from the radiation side affects.My mother had breast cancer 15 years ago, had a mastectomy and chemo. Sailed through it all really well.2016 I was diagnosed with Nodul...Read More
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Hi all. so when I was 23 I lost my beautiful 59 year old Mama. recently, my Papa underwent his yearly check up and they found that his numbers for his prostate went from 2.7 to 3.7. So of course they investigated. Last year everything was fine, didn’t feel anything...Read More
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This past week has changed our world completely. We’ve gone from thinking mum had pneumonia to stage 4 lung cancer in 7 days. My heart is in a million pieces. My mum is only 61 and is my best friend, my rock and my everything and I’m mad. I’m angry that this is hap...Read More
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My father had cancer in his cheek/neck. Had surgery and radiation.My mother had breast cancer. After a mammogram and chemo, all was fine.I had a Nodular Melanoma on my scalp which went to a lymph node in my neck. 2016/20172017 JJulyStarted Immunotherapy TrialThyroi...Read More
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Hi everyone I’m new here my fiancé has acute myeloid leukaemia and was disganosed back in early June. The prognosis was good initially he’s young only 30 fit otherwise healthy. They did chemo and it went into remission twice and unfortunately relapsed and his leuek...Read More
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Hi hope everyone is well. I wanted to ask if anyone has had a bone marrow transplant. My husband is diagnosed with MDS it is a pre Leukemia which turns into Accute leukaemia and only curative option is bone marrow transplant which he is booked in for next month.if ...Read More
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Hi,I am not sure I am posting this in the correct place, but my mum was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in July. Her tumour was 5cm and 2 positive lymph nodes under arm. She had 9 x weekly PC chemo and has had 2 x EC chemo, with the last one in due thi...Read More
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