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Hi my name is Colin, I recently stopped working to take care of family members that were diagnosed with prostate and lung cancer. They have lost their appetites and their tastes have changed quite significantly.I cook at home for them but i am just asking for opini...Read More
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My sister was operated on for a growth near her sacrum last year. The operation was successful but after biopsy it identified her cancer as a Squamous Cell Carcinoma. This is usually a skin cancer but hers was internal. She then had a course of chemo and radium the...Read More
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I need your advice. I feel so alone in some of the biggest decisions of my life. I cannot continue working full-time and caring full-time. My husband's doctor has told me to try to get my husband to tick off some of his bucket list now, as he will continue to de...Read More
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Hello, this is is the first time that I have reached out in a public online forum. I have a number of questions and was hoping that I could get some advice and to connect with other people who are caring for loved ones with terminal stage 4 cancer. Firstly my mot...Read More
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can anyone tell me what the costs are for a Pallative Care Nurse - one booked through an Agency that is....indicative is fine, I'm just after a ballpark $$ so that i can see if we can afford it...
Hubby has requested to remain at home for as long as possible. ...Read More
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My husband is a survivor, like seriously he has had so much thrown at him and he has done it all with a wonderful attitude. To quote him "It is what it is" But this time I think the mongrel (or meningioma to be exact) has got him on the ropes. My husbands cancer s...Read More
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This is going to require some backstory.I'm 25, my grandma was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a few years ago, just over 12 months ago we've found it's spread to her lymph system and was a slow growing tumour that treatment wouldn't help.Those 12 month have been the...Read More
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Hey guys. First time poster. I have cervical and ovarian cancer myself. But I am here because my brother has been diagonised with stage 4 renal and lung cancer. In 2 weeks he has gone from a normal energetic smartass life loving brother to now in a wheelchair on ox...Read More
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I have two teenage boys (17 & 15), and my husband was diagnosed with stage 3 germ cell testicular cancer at Easter 2016. He had BEP chemo at our local hospital and then TIP chemo with stem cell harvesting in Sydney. Now he is in hospital in Sydney having high dose ...Read More
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My husband was diagnosed/treated with bowel cancer in Dec 2013. He had successful surgery (thank goodness no stoma bag) and went through 6 months chemo. He suffered with neuropathy from the treatment (affecting his fingers, toes and genital functions). He also h...Read More
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