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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 everyone, I'm Jo. It's been a month since my dear friend/sister in law passed away from melanoma cancer. I miss her everyday. But I'm coping ok. I need some advise on how to support my brother and his 2 children. It seems that the kids are coping ok. But I'm not...Read More
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Hi,so awesome to have found this support page. I am a mum of 7 and looking after my husband who was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer in 2012 then the cancer came back less than a year later. In June 2013 we were told my husband has months but not years to live. He h...Read More
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Hi Everyone,
Im new here. In 2011 my mum was diagnosed and treated for Breast Cancer.She had a full mastectomy followed by chemo and radiation. She had 19 lympth nodes taken aswell.
Now just recently she had a blood test that came back as her tumor blood was very ...Read More
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Hi there, I find myself sitting here today after a visit with my parents for Mothers Day. Dad has Non Hodgkins Mantle cell lymphoma - relatively new diagnosis, but has so far had 2 rounds of chemo. Dad is doing great this month but I am finding that as i hear mum's...Read More
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Hi there, I find myself sitting here today after a visit with my parents for Mothers Day. Dad has Non Hodgkins Mantle cell lymphoma - relatively new diagnosis, but has so far had 2 rounds of chemo. Dad is doing great this month but I am finding that as i hear mum'...Read More
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My best friend is 29 and has stage 4 mets breast cancer.
Before all of this she was the life of the party, always out having fun, had a cool job all the best clothes/hairstyles.. Just enjoying being in her 20's really.
Now all the treatment has started the obvious ...Read More
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I am new to this forum. My mum was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, with secondary's in the adrenal glands, stage 4. I lost my dad to cancer as a child so this has all come as a shock. I am hoping this forum can provide me with some support as I am travell...Read More
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My Husband was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer 7 weeks ago. He has just started his 4th week of Chemo & Radiation. We had a scare on the weekend, his temperature went up & I had to take him to hospital. They did so many blood tests & x rays & ran 4 bags of antibiotics ...Read More
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Hi all.
My mum has just been diagnosed with bowel cancer. shes in hospital still and has a long way to go yet. we are all just taking it day by day and trying to stay positive and supportive.
I am worried about my dad. he has always been one to keep to himself an...Read More
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i found out last week that my mum has melanoma. She went for testing on monday to see how far it has spread and yesterday they removed what they have found so far. its been really hard at school, dealing with the diagnosis as my mum is my best friend. i dont have m...Read More
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