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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 eldest Sister was diagnosed with Stage 3 NH lymphoma earlier this year. She's had chemo and scans showed what was there was going away. However; we've been told today that it has progressed and is now in her bone Marrow. They're doing a lumbar puncture in the mo...Read More
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Hi...not sure if I’m in the right place...first time. My beautiful husband of 36 years was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2017. I’m 58 and he is 63. From that day on our life has been nothing like our old life. He has liver Mets so operating is no...Read More
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My mum is 91 and has pancreatic cancer - yes its a good age to get to and when I read posts by some of the younger people on this forum, I feel that in many ways she has been lucky to get this far in life relatively healthy and happy. But now as the treatment optio...Read More
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My husband was diagnosed with Ocular Melanoma in September 2014..it metastasized to his liver in November 2017. We live in Florida but go to Miami for his eye treatment every 8 weeks. We also were in a clinical trial at Jefferson University Philadelphia since Octob...Read More
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Hi, Been a while since I last post here. My husband was terminal in April but he was lucky to have met another doctor and got an second opinion and introduce to immume therapy treatment and radiation. Cancer is at bay but not long term solution. They now advise he ...Read More
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I am the youngest of 6 and my father died of cancer when I was a child. My brother had lung cancer about 10 years ago and had a lobe of lung removed. From what I am hearing he may well have it again but in denial and hasn't seen the doctor. My eldest brother has ki...Read More
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Hi all I want to start off by saying that I am new to this forum and wasnt too sure whether I was even going to join when the doctors recommended it but reading what other people have experianced and are going through with their loved ones and also hearing everyon...Read More
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Hi My father contacted me a few months ago after over 30 years and told me he is dying of cancer and would like to get to know me before he passes away. It was a huge shock after all these years to hear he had terminal cancer and finally wanted to be in contact as ...Read More
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A cancer diagnosis doesn't just affect one person but often has a ripple effect that extends into family groups and even friendships.
But what can we do to manage the impact? How do we help create a supportive environment? And what does "family" even mean in t...Read More
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Five weeks ago my Mum (73) suffered a fractured hip just climbing into bed. Up until then she was fit and active in her community. Subsequent tests revealled her bone had been weakened by a tumour, that tumour was a secondary and other tumours have since been found...Read More
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