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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 only new here and already this site has helped me out not coming to terms, but learning to deal with my emotions regarding my father being diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer.
I'm away from him at the moment overseas (bad timing, we had a family vac...Read More
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I'm Emily, I recently just turned 18 and only just recently finished all my chemo.
I know it's probably normal for people to feel alone when you have cancer, but since I got diagnosed all my friends and I mean ALL of them started drifting away from me. They couldn...Read More
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Hi I was just wondering if I am the only one who struggles with being angry? maybe because my husband has started to get really sick which makes it all real? also cancer has taken so much away from our family already & it just keeps stopping us doing stuff with our...Read More
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Hi,
I'm 31 and have 2 little girls aged 4 and 6. My husband is 42 and has incurable cancer. I'd really like to get in touch with anyone out there going through this journey who has young children. I went to the cancer council support group for the first time last ...Read More
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A mother 42 passed away 2 months ago after a long battle with cancer. She left behind 4 children the eldest are not coping with 13 yr olds behaviour, where can they get help to grieve together and aid the 13 year old their only support is 23 year old aunt the live ...Read More
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Today was not a good day for me and to be quite truthful, I feel emotionally beat up. My husband who has been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer has become angry and bitter to the point that he seems to be taking it out on me. This is why I sought out a support...Read More
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Hi all. So this is my first time here....do I wish I wasn't here, well yes ofcourse, because then we wouldn't be facing what we are facing, like so many others wish they wernt facing as well.
In april 2013 my husband and I got married, 4 weeks later he was diagnos...Read More
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I am not new to cancer as my mum died 8 years ago from leukaemia and now my dad has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, it has brought up a lot of grief and sadness again. He is in his 3rd week of chemo, and I am his next of kin and only carer. I have 2 broth...Read More
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On 31st Aug 2013, my world has turned around. It felt like a dream. We got the result on that day that my dad has a lung cancer and it spread to his spine and pelvis. We dont know what stage yet but the GP has advised us to prepare ourselves because we are looking ...Read More
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When I was informed of my son's illness, I rushed to his side and wanted to look after him and care for him. I was very upset when he turned around and complained that I could not just barge in and take over. He is 40, married with 4 children. Of course I melted ...Read More
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