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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 has multiple myeloma, she’s been living with it for a few years now and managed to knock it down a little through chemo and a stem cell transplant. Well, it’s back now, I guess it was never really gone, but it’s definitely back and getting worse. I am so sca...Read More
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Can anyone remember what it feels like to sleep 😩?
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Hi everyone, I haven’t been on but I truly wanted you all to know, I am thinking of you all. We are all hurting and I haven’t seen any posts from anyone. So I am checking on all my friends and friends to be. Stay strong, I am thinking of you all with lots of ❤️
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I have been googling alot about it and came on this thread. Thought this might help me reduce my stress a bit. I am 5months pregnant and i got to know about my dad's cancer when i went to him to share my pregnancy news he was feeling unwell i took him to the doctor...Read More
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Hi, I joined this forum because I am having a lot of trouble processing this. My boyfriend has a brain tumor (i knew this coming into the relationship), and recently told me next month he will be getting an MRI to see what it's looking like. It might not be cancer,...Read More
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My thirty three years on this rock have made me strong. As a baby my Mother and I were left on the side of a rural road by the man I refer to as simply a sperm donor. A year later my mother was impregnated by the man I would come to know and love as my father. The...Read More
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My mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 29th August 2019, one day that has been seared into my brain, and being the eldest child, i took on the challenge to look after not only mum, but dad also who had a heart attack in April. So i stopped working or should i ...Read More
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My partner of 15 wonderful years was diagnosed by Stage 4 colorectal cancer 5 or so months ago. We had to pack our life up and move to be closer to for treatment and into the world of uncertainty that cancer is. I am caring for her and our 8 year old daughter. I ha...Read More
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My best friend was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2017. It was so hard to believe that he had to go through such kind of disease that he had never expected. He got the diagnosis at the last stage so doctors said that there is no chance of survival. It was one of the...Read More
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The love of my life has stage 4 nasopharyngeal cancer. He’s become so mean. I can’t do anything right. I’ve altered everything about my life to care for him but I can’t do anything right. He’s been in the hospital for almost 2 weeks. No family or friends have visit...Read More
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