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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 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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My fiance was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer in October last year and things moved really quickly. Without discussing it with me first our house was packed up and moved in with his parents. When I got upset he told me didn't realise he didnt discuss it with me...Read More
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Hi, What a 'club' to be members of hey?My stepson, diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, in July 18, has had 33 rounds of chemo. Today the scans show new growth and one in particular has grown significantly in the last month. He has just started Lonsurf today. What...Read More
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On 2 January this year my husband almost died due to his blood pressure dropping extremely low due to infections. Emergency department drs told us they battled to save his life. They told us he had responded well to injections they had given him during the early ...Read More
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Hi,My beautiful Dad (aged 71) was diagnosed in June 2019 with Grade 4 Glioblastoma. It's terminal and has affected his mobility, speech, cognitive function (he has 3 tumours). My Mum has been his carer at home but he is starting to become quite verbally abusive. ...Read More
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Hi all, I'm new to this whole cancer council support system, but i thought i'd give this a go. Long story short my boyfriend (and fiance)'s father was diaognosed with a tumor in his lung in 2017(un-operable) just after we signed our lease to move out together. Hi...Read More
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Hi all, I am new here.About a year ago, my father passed away. He had colon cancer. just last week, my mother was also diagnosed with this cancer. I am in shock. I am going through the hardest time of my life and I don’t know what to do!my mom is basically my life....Read More
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