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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 am a mother and my beautiful daughter aged 21 has been diagonised with bowel cancer. She has just had a stoma put on and is not coping with it at all. she thinks it is ugly she feels ugly. I am trying to be positive to her. Is there any other you...Read More
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I have never written on sites like this before.I am hoping for some support with our journey of advanced bowel cancer.My husband was diagnosed over 2 years ago.When diagnosed it was in bowel liver lung Operation on bowel to remove section of bowel and tumour was d...Read More
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Hello,
My mother has just been diagnosed with cancer of the throat and tongue, I've been seeking to find her some support groups to join, however I am yet to come across any (aside for online of course).
Can anyone recommend anything in Brisbane?
Thank you,
Le...Read More
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Hello,
My mum was diagnosed with actute myeloid leukaemia with acute myeloid fibrosis very recently, and has just finished her first week of chemo. It's just awful to see her so ill, and to see my dad's heart breaking...almost unbearably awful. However, it's so co...Read More
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Hi....I have a friend who's husband is dying of liver cancer. She is basically on her own, & is trying to manage as best she can, but is beginning to be overwhelmed by everything that is happening. she has no support other than myself. There must be a counselling o...Read More
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Hi my dad has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and I'm scared. I try to be positive but there are so many assumptions and I'm scared of the facts. I have terrible fears and nightmares, in saying that so glad to find supportive community to be a part of Read More
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Hello everyone,
I was looking for some support and hoping to speak with people and families in similar situations as my family is currently In?
My husband who is 35 has been fighting brain cancer for 10 years (diagnosed at 25 ), as a stage 2 oligoastrocytoma it...Read More
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My husband was diagnosed with a GBM in december 2012. He has had stereotactic radiation treatment and chemo (temodal), which will continue for as long as he can tolerate it (and he tolerates it well thankfully). While he was getting treatment we were in sydney, l...Read More
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My father has Bladder Cancer, he is 79 and currently in transitional care waiting on a placement in a nursing home. Dad also has other health issues, congestive heart failure, chronic renal failure, AF Mr and also dementia. Lately he has had reoccurring chest infec...Read More
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Is there anybody that can give me an idea of what to expect now that mum is palliative, has all over body pains, new and changing almost weekly, weight loss and eating still but little and not often, mum is still fairly mobile, but is becoming physically weaker by ...Read More
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