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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 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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Hi All,
I've only recently joined this forum and I can honestly say I'm so happy I did!
I guess in a nutshell, I'm having a difficult time coping as a carer. I'm finding this odd because I've been a carer for 3 years now and have managed it relatively well. I'm ...Read More
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Hi All,
I've only recently joined this forum and I can honestly say I'm so happy I did!
I guess in a nutshell, I'm having a difficult time coping as a carer. I'm finding this odd because I've been a carer for 3 years now and have managed it relatively well. I'm ...Read More
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My partner of ten years has prostate cancer, He has been treated with Eligard hormone treatment following radiotherapy and it has changed who he is. Its ended our relationship as a normal relationship and there is no support, no-one gets it I am just accused of...Read More
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Hey everyone, just thought i'd introduce myself. My name is Ariella and i'm a year 12 student. I found out last Thursday that my mum has cancer (melanoma), she had surgery yesterday and I was told by my school to join a support group. It's gonna be a very hard coup...Read More
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Hi my partner has secondary cancer in his lung and is on a trial of a new drug. All has been going well for him on the meds but lately he has become so negative about everything, he has always been quite a negative person but lately he has become so much worse and ...Read More
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My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in June 2013 and was given 6-8 weeks to live back then.
Family decided not to go through chemo and only had radiation on the areas affected by cancer. She was never given a treatment for her cancer nor was counselled for her ...Read More
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Hi My father-in-law has only a few months left. He hsa lung and bone cancer, lymphoma and parkinson's disease. How do I help my husband get through this and when should we say something to our kids?
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Hi my husband of 37 years was diognoised with a brain tumor 5 years ago, he had as much of his frontal lobe removed and had 6 weeks radiation. We got through that well and he had changed but at the time it looked like I might get most of him back. Just over a year...Read More
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Hi, I prefer not to reveal my name so just call me by my nick name SImba (I'm a girl) and I am 14 years old. Forgive me for my post being a bit all over the place, it's the first time I've written on here. Prepare yourself, this is going to be a very long post and ...Read More
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