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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 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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My mom was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer this year. Treatment has been very hard, she couldn't even tolerate the initial chemotherapy and has now been hospitalized for about a month. She has suddenly spiraled into a hopeless depression and even more recently...a ve...Read More
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We lost our Beautiful Mum 3 years ago in October, our Grandfather (Mum's Dad) a year later. Our 90 year old Grandmother (Mum's Mum) has been having health issues and now our Sister has been diagnosed with Stage 3 NH Lymphoma and is having chemo so death is on my mi...Read More
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My partner and I are only just starting this journey and I'm afraid of what is to come. I work in the medical field, occasionally in oncology, so Its like I know just enough to worry about things that haven't occurred yet and possibly might not even happen! My bf o...Read More
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I am caring for my husband who has terminal bladder cancer with bone Mets. I would like to speak to someone who is going though the same as at the moment I am having trouble coping as in the last eight weeks his condition has deteriorated So fast has a lot of ach...Read More
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