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 sister unexpectedly didn’t realised that the bleeding she have after menopause and a couple of curette to fix the problem which didn’t worked at all and giving her pain. They never knew why till she have ct and mri scan that she have stage 3 uterine cancer. She...Read More
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Hey guys I have just turned 23 and about 6 years ago my wonderful mother has a stroke and about two months ago she called me at work and told me she has lung cancer that has spread to her limpnods and her liver I have move back to her and now I have to find a job a...Read More
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I was supposed to go to with Stephen to his initial appointment. Now we have been told I can't attend that first appointment and i sm feeling left out and i want to know what to expect i need to know what's going to happen. I am anxious about alredy about what foo...Read More
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The step mother of my children has been diagnosed with cancer and will need ongoing Chemo therapy.She has a very young baby, only a few months old, and will need help with caring for the baby and or herself. Her husband will not be able to manager her well-being, t...Read More
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Hi all,
my dad has advanced prostate cancer. Two months ago, he essentially went from working, driving etc... to not being able to walk properly, slurred speech and breathless. He had already been on palliative care and the meds were working well in keeping his l...Read More
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My husband was already battle weary from fighting his mental health issues was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last month. He has had a Whipple operation and will undergo chemo/ radiotherapy in due course.Doctors are optimistic about his prognosis. It would be a...Read More
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I’m not coping. How do you cope? My mum died suddenly of an aneurism in 2016 at Christmas. My step mum has just been moved to palliative care from pancreatic cancer, with the outlook of 2-10 months. My uncle has been diagnosed with prostate cancer about two months ...Read More
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This video was filmed by Carers NSW, with three carers sharing their experiences of caring for a family member.
Caring for someone with cancer can be a very stressful time for carers and their family members.
Hopefully by viewing the experiences of the carer...Read More
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Hi all, my father was diagnosed with stage four melanoma about 5 weeks ago, as soon as we found out. My boss said I can take some of my long service leave, I have stayed with my father to look after him as it has metastasized. He has many tumors on the brain and h...Read More
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I have known for months now that Mum's cancer was terminal. Despite immense pain, she made it to my wedding on 21 March (just before the government restricted weddings to only 5 people). It seems as though she used every once of willpower she had to get there. The ...Read More
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