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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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I hope someone can help here. My husband recently returned to work after being on a Carer's Payment for the past 2 years. I was diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer and he had to quit his job to care for me. I have now found that he is away too much (up to 12 h...Read More
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HI to you all, not sure how to really use the computer but am trying LOL....we have just found out a few weeks ago that the cancer has spread to my husbands brain. He has advanced prostate cancer are there any partners out there that can help me to understand this...Read More
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Hi Everyone,
I've come here in the hopes of finding a few friends to talk to that are in similar situations. I am 30 and my 28 yr old partner has bowel cancer with liver mets. He's currently in hospital after the first of three surgeries and I'm not coping very we...Read More
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Hi guys I'm new here and I'm sure sure exactly what I'm after except maybe some reassurance? I don't know.
A bit of background. In May of last year, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. By the time they found it, it had already spread to her lymph nodes and...Read More
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Hi everyone! My name is Emily and about 3 months ago my mother was diagnosed with secondary liver cancer. The primary cause came from her colon. She just completed her first round of chemo which she had reactions to. She had flu like symptoms. Very cold and shaking...Read More
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My mother (79) has been fighting cancer for 2.5 years after having a mastectomy then chemo & radio therapy they discovered nodules on her lung same site where breast was removed from.
The doctors have advised my mother that there is nothing further they can do but...Read More
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Hello everyone,
My Mum was diagnosed in late March with lung(left lung) and brain cancer(stage 4)with tumors on liver,breast & kidney. Everything moved very quickly from the day of her appointment with the oncologist. Mum was admitted to hospital that same day, wi...Read More
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My sister is 48 and currently about to be admitted to a palliative care unit. She has battled small cell lung
Cancer that metastistised to her brain just finished whole brain and spinal radiation. Curious about future.
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My Dad has incurable lung cancer and our whole family is trying to spend as much time with Dad as possible. We have always been a very close family and we already have a mountain of family photos. A friend of mine who has recently lost her father told me to take pl...Read More
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Hi there,
I'm caring for my father, 83 who has renal carcinoma. He has a partner (who does not live with him) but i am doing most of the practical stuff which I don't mind. The main thing is watching him deteriorate in front of my eyes. He's not on any cancer trea...Read More
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