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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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Not sure why typing is easier than talking for me but here it is.
Without giving my entire life story, I grew up in a small house with just my mum and sister until I flew the nest at eighteen. Since then I've slowly found my way through life's 'living out of home'...Read More
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Hi, I am new to this site but looking for a place to vent before I explode. My lovely husband suffered a stroke which left him severely limited,I became his full-time carer. 6 months after his stroke he was diagnosed with bowel cancer which has spread to his liver ...Read More
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Hi, I am a 45 year old husband and father. My son, now six, was only nine months old when my wife was first diagnosed with Her2 positive breast cancer in 2008. She quickly had a mastectomy, then chemo, followed by a year of Herceptin, then Tamoxifen. We had a few s...Read More
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Hello all
My mum was very recently diagnosed with mouth cancer.
We have had one meeting with her surgeon who is juggling appointments to have her admitted and operated on ASAP.
It's so hard to see the rock of the family crumbling before our eyes.
Hoping and ...Read More
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My mother was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in my first year of high school which was pretty much a slap to the face. I have had to deal with many friends not understanding what I have been through, which limits the list of having people to talk to about ...Read More
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I need some help in fighting the depression that has taken my husband to his knees, just found out he has grade 4 stomach cancer and in his bones - not curable and not operable, although
he has had spinal surgery to remove C7 and a cage put in place.
We only found...Read More
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My husband had bladder cancer 7 years ago. He had his bladder removed and has been very well until 2 months ago when a scan for a kidney infection showed cancer on his spine. Further scans, blood tests and a bone biopsy have shown the cancer is from his original bl...Read More
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Hi all, please forgive me if l haven't used the right forum for this but l've never done anything like this before.
My mum is currently under going chemo for a secondary cancer in her lungs and liver, after having a melanoma remove and treated 5 years ago.
I am...Read More
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hi,im new to this site,,was wondering how to cope with having to watch my mum die,,she is already skeletol,im suffering bad depression,,dont know how to get out of the mind set im in,,i see a repeat of ecactly what happened to my dad at 11,,my dad passed away when ...Read More
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my dad has been told he has lung cancer 8 weeks ago then has a funny turn spent the next week in hospital with brain tumor which ended being removed now in pain management in and out of hospital. starts chemo today on air and medication too help him breath.. he wil...Read More
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