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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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Hi everyone. I am a newbie here and am looking for some advise. My mum who is 79 has lung cancer, breast cancer, aortic stenosis and severe emphysema. She weighs 42kg and due to all her health issues as well as her weight is unable to have any surgeries, chemo or r...Read More
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I am trying to help my wife. Her father (a beautiful man) is dying of liver cancer. She is taking it very hard and I want to help. The process has been very painful for him. Watching it for her, has made her angry at the world (including God) because she is losing ...Read More
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We find out mum had cancer mild July, she has had 2 surgeries so far. My mum is 72 years old and has COPD as well. I go to every appointment with her, and will be going to her treatment with her. My sons are struggling with their nan having cancer. I’m trying to do...Read More
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Caring is not for the faint hearted, I have noticed that we often join a forum having ridden the emotional roller coaster for too long. We feel exhausted, resentful, guilty, burnt out and more. It is early days in relation to my husband's diagnosis and I am keen...Read More
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i am in USA and cant get to my dad who is 81 and was just told he needs to get a colostomy done for life... he just finished his 25 days chemo/radiation and they said it shrunk but they still want to cut it all out.. i want him to get a second opinion... and i wan...Read More
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On June 15, 2020 my mom was diganosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer that has traveled to her liver and they give her 3 months to a year if she does treatment. I am devastated and am very upset and trying to stay strong for her but it is so hard. She has been my ro...Read More
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Hello, Our family has had terrible news this week. My mum has terminal cancer and has been given only 3-6 months to live. Shes in her 60's. She only had a few minor stomach pains over the past month, other than that she "seems" fine Shes never smoked, hardly ever ...Read More
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My mum was diagnosed with terminal metastatic cancer in her lower left lung in 2018 and ever since, she has been on and off chemotherapy. Right now, amidst the coronavirus, she is going through chemo. On top of this, my sister has been through so much recently, and...Read More
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9 months ago my mom was diagnosed with stomach cancer. The doctors told her it has been going on for 10 years! Now, what I thought it could be a light at the end the tunnel, by all the treatments she had done and by how well the doctors used to talk about her has ...Read More
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Was feeling a little bit weepy early this week and was headed toward a pity party before putting on my big girl pants and intentionally getting on with what needed to be done. The turning point for me this time was being reminded that I had not had a shower in a fe...Read More
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